WALES

Companies House

Owen Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed closure of the Companies House office at Nantgarw.

Cheryl Gillan: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 23 June 2010,  Official Report, column 215W.

Departmental Mobile Phones

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2010,  Official Report, column 12W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the  (a) purchase cost of the handset,  (b) network provider,  (c) type of tariff and  (d) name of the supplier is in respect of the mobile telephone issued to (i) the Secretary of State and (ii) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.

Cheryl Gillan: The mobile telephones issued by my Department to Ministers are obtained through the central procurement arrangements provided by the Ministry of Justice. Under this arrangement, the telephones are on the standard Government tariff operated by Vodafone, and incur a purchase cost of £50 and a monthly line rental charge of £2 plus VAT. The current telephones are made by Nokia.

Railways

Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on how many occasions she has travelled to Wales by train since her appointment.

Cheryl Gillan: To date I have travelled by train to Wales on nine separate occasions in the course of my duties. For each journey I travelled standard class, in line with the new policy I implemented upon taking office.

HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION

Motions

David Amess: To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission if the House of Commons Commission will place on the parliamentary  (a) intranet and  (b) internet site a sound recording of the debate held on the motion of no confidence in the Government on 28 March 1979; and if he will make a statement. [R]

Stuart Bell: Following the answer given on 24 February 2010, the sound recording of the debate held on 28 March 1979 has been requested from the parliamentary broadcasting archives which are held at the British Film Institute. The history section of the website was identified as the best area for the content:
	http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/
	New content can also be publicised on the parliamentary intranet with a link to the Parliament website page.
	The historical debate on the motion of no confidence in 1979 lasted nearly seven hours and the audio material is made up of six CDs. The average length for audio recordings or podcasts on the Parliament website is about 15 minutes. How the material can best be edited and presented in the Living Heritage section is now being considered.

ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Bio-energy Capital Grant Fund

Jeremy Lefroy: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has for the future of the bio-energy capital grant fund.

Charles Hendry: Before finalising the Department's £85 million contribution to Government savings of £6.2 billion in 2010-11, DECC is reviewing all spending plans, including uncommitted bio-energy capital grant scheme funds, with the aim of minimising any impact on the delivery of our objectives. We appreciate the need to provide clarity and certainty to those who have applied for grants under round 6 of the scheme, and will do so as soon as possible. The future of the scheme will be considered in the wider context of overall support for renewable heat technologies.

Carbon Emissions: Housing

Sarah Newton: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether companies will have to repay Carbon Emissions Reduction Target funding in order to qualify for the Renewable Heat Incentive; and if he will make a statement.

Gregory Barker: The Government are committed to increasing the amount of renewable heat in the UK; this is a crucial part of ensuring we meet our renewables targets, cutting carbon and ensuring energy security. We are currently looking at the renewable heat incentive (RHI) proposals. Clearly there are benefits to the scheme, but we must also consider the impact of the costs, particularly given the financial constraints we must work within and the potential impact that funding options could have on vulnerable people.
	However, I can confirm that renewable heat installations supported now by energy supplier subsidy under CERT would not be precluded from any future support scheme for renewable heat, though will of course have to meet its requirements. As you may know, there has been a recent consultation on extension to CERT from April 2011 until December 2012. Further announcements on the scope of that extension will be made in due course.

Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme

Paul Maynard: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 
	(1)  what the estimated cost will be to public bodies required to register for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme for  (a) registration and  (b) the annual cost of purchasing carbon allowances;
	(2)  how many public bodies are required to register for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.

Gregory Barker: Any public body which in 2008 had at least one half-hourly electricity meter settled on the half hourly market is required to register for the scheme. Of those that register, those that meet the 6,000MWh qualification threshold will be required to participate in the scheme. In addition all UK Government Departments, the Scottish Administration, the Welsh Assembly Government and Northern Ireland Departments must all participate in the CRC scheme regardless of electricity usage. The precise number of public bodies which meet these criteria will not be known until the close of the registration period on 30 September. The Environment Agency estimates that 1,100 public bodies will be participants in the scheme. Other registered public sector bodies must make a simple information disclosure at registration at the start of each phase of the scheme
	Participants meeting the qualification threshold must pay a one-off registration fee of £950 and an annual subsistence fee of £1,290. Organisations which make a simple information disclosure are not required to pay these fees.
	The annual cost to a participant from allowance purchases will depend on their total emissions, as well as their position in the league table. Their emissions will depend among other things on the organisation's size and measures introduced to improve their energy efficiency. All of the revenues raised from the Government sale of allowances will be returned to participants, so that those whose energy efficiency scores are highest will receive a bonus. Because of these uncertainties, Government have not estimated the cost to the public sector.

Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme

Paul Maynard: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 
	(1)  how much the implementation of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme has cost to date;
	(2)  how many officials in the Environment Agency are responsible for administering the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme in  (a) 2010 and  (b) 2011.

Gregory Barker: The Environment Agency is the UK Administrator for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) and the Regulator for England and Wales. In January 2010 there were nine people administering CRC which will rise to 30 by December 2010.
	The cost of Environment Agency implementation activities until April 2010 was £6.6 million. This includes developing an IT system and communication activities to those affected by the regulations including provision of guidance and running a helpdesk since April 2009.

Departmental Mobile Phones

Mark Tami: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 16 June 2010,  Official Report, column 461W, on departmental mobile phones, what the  (a) purchase cost of the handset,  (b) network provider,  (c) type of tariff and  (d) name of the supplier was in respect of the BlackBerry device issued to each Minister in his Department.

Charles Hendry: holding answer 24 June 2010
	The purchase cost of the BlackBerry device for each Minister is £250. The network provider is Vodafone. The type of tariff is Network and BlackBerry and the name of the supplier is Vodafone.

Environment: Job Creation

Emily Thornberry: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will set targets for the creation of jobs in the environmental industries.

Gregory Barker: Getting people back into employment and the transition to a low carbon, environmentally responsible economy are key objectives for the Government. However I have no plans to set a specific target for the creation of jobs in the environmental industries.

Nuclear Power Stations: Construction

Ian Swales: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he intends to lay before the House the National Planning Policy Statement on the siting of new nuclear power stations.

Charles Hendry: We are still considering responses to the consultation on the draft Nuclear National Policy Statement, but plan to make an announcement as soon as possible.

Oil Rigs: Transocean

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2010,  Official Report, column 32W, on Transocean, who the operator is of each of the 10 Transocean rigs in UK waters which are not idle and stacked.

Charles Hendry: The operators of the 10 Transocean rigs which are currently working in the North sea are tabled as follows:
	
		
			  Rig  Operator 
			 GSF Galaxy ii Encore 
			 GSF Galaxy iii Nexen 
			 GSF Labrador Dana 
			 J W McLean Petrocanada 
			 Paul B Loyd Jr BP 
			 Sedco 704 Shell 
			 Sedco 711 Shell 
			 Sedco 714 Total 
			 Transocean John Shaw Enquest 
			 Transocean Prospect Nexen

Renewable Energy

Jeremy Lefroy: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department plans to take to support renewable energy generation.

Charles Hendry: We are committed to renewable energy as part of our comprehensive programme of measures to fulfil our ambitions for a low-carbon and eco-friendly economy.
	To drive up renewable electricity generation, we have committed to a feed in tariff mechanism (FIT), together with the maintenance of banded Renewables Obligations Certificates (ROCs).
	We are currently looking at proposals for a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) to incentivise the uptake of renewable heat and will look to make an announcement on this as soon as possible.

Renewable Energy

Jeremy Lefroy: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on supporting loan funding for investment in renewable energy industries.

Charles Hendry: We announced in the Budget our commitment to addressing the barriers to investment in the low-carbon economy.
	We welcome market-based interventions which support the financing of renewables, such as the European Investment Bank's intermediated lending scheme for onshore wind projects.
	We are also currently considering a wide range of options for the scope and structure of a Green Investment Bank and will put forward detailed proposals following the spending review.

Renewable Energy

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with representatives of the biofuels industry on the designation of biofuels produced from recycled cooking oils and recycled methanol under the Renewables Obligation Scheme.

Gregory Barker: Since 6 May 2010 there have been no ministerial discussions with the bioliquids (biofuels for electricity or heat) industry on the designation of fuels produced from used cooking oil and recycled methanol under the Renewables Obligation 2009. There have been discussions at official level. However, I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss the issue further.

Renewable Energy

Martin Caton: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress has been made on implementing the Renewable Heat Incentive; and if he will make a statement.

Gregory Barker: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Michael Fallon) on 15 June 2010,  Official Report, columns 367-68W.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Departmental Official Cars

Tom Watson: To ask the Attorney-General how many Government  (a) cars and  (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments.

Dominic Grieve: Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments have two cars and drivers allocated to them but notice has been served on one of the cars and drivers, and the contract for this is due to come to an end in September 2010.

Departmental Official Cars

Tom Watson: To ask the Attorney-General how many  (a) civil servants and  (b) special advisers in the Law Officers' Departments are entitled to the use of (i) a car with a dedicated driver, (ii) a car from the Government car pool and (iii) a taxi ordered through a departmental account.

Dominic Grieve: The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the only civil servant in the Law Officers' Departments currently using a car with a dedicated driver and car from the Government car pool. The CPS has however given notice and the contract with the Government Car Service will be terminated on 24 August 2010.
	The Treasury Solicitor's Department (Tsol) has a number of accounts with the Government Car and Despatch Agency. The Government Car and Despatch Agency is mainly used as a secure means of transport when there is a need to transport classified or sensitive documents relating to legal work undertaken by the Department. The service is also used occasionally by the Permanent Secretary (six times in the first six months of 2010) and by other officials when there is no reasonable, cost-effective public transport alternative.
	Tsol, the National Fraud Authority, the Serious Fraud Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate do not have a departmental taxi account.
	The CPS does not operate a national account with taxi operators. The CPS is however a devolved organisation and it is possible that there are local arrangements in place where accounts have been established with local taxi operators. To identify any such agreements would require local managers to review all paper procurement records and would incur a disproportionate cost.
	The Attorney-General's Office operates a departmental taxi account which is available for use by all staff but can be used only if there is a justified business need.
	The Law Officers' Departments do not have any special advisers.

ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Agriculture: Environment Protection

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations she has received on the new stewardship schemes applied by Natural England.

James Paice: The newest strand of Environmental Stewardship is Uplands Entry Level Stewardship. This was launched in February and welcomed by a number of farming groups. Some representations have recently been made about the requirement for tenant farmers with lets of less than five years to have their application countersigned by their landlord. However, this requirement is necessary to meet European Union rules governing land management under agri-environment, and to ensure sufficient time for the accrual of environmental benefits and make the scheme effective. DEFRA has worked closely with industry and environmental groups throughout the scheme development, and guidance has been published jointly with the Tenancy Reform Industry Group to support tenants and landlords considering joining Uplands ELS.

Biodiversity

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of levels of biodiversity.

Richard Benyon: 'UK Biodiversity Indicators in your pocket' was published on 20 May 2010. Of the 33 measures assessed, 24 (72%) are 'improving' or 'showing little or no overall change' since the baseline year of 2000, compared with 11 (33%) over a longer term assessment of change.
	These figures show that some improvements have been made-for example in relation to populations of widespread bats and woodland birds, both of which have declined dramatically in the past. More land is managed in environmental schemes and more people are volunteering, but many pressures on biodiversity remain high and some species, such as farmland birds and sea birds, have continued to decline.
	Biodiversity is one of DEFRA's top priorities. We will be taking action through a White Paper on the natural environment and will promote green spaces and wildlife corridors to restore and increase biodiversity.

Departmental Manpower

David Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many  (a) front-line and  (b) other staff were employed by (i) her Department and (ii) each of its agencies in the latest year for which figures are available; and what her most recent estimate is of the annual cost to the public purse of employing staff of each type at each of those bodies.

Richard Benyon: The Department and its Executive Agencies contain a mix of staff working in a wide range of areas, including policy development, analysis and research, operational services to the public, and support functions. We have not at this stage carried out a detailed analysis of how many posts fall into which category and so information on the breakdown between front-line and other staff is not held by the Department.
	The following table shows the total number and cost of staff employed by the Department.
	
		
			  Department/Agency  Number of staff  Cost of staff (£ million) 
			 DEFRA (core department) 2,516 121.7 
			 Animal Health 1,590 56.2 
			 CEFAS 561 20.2 
			 FERA 852 30.4 
			 MFA 268 9.7 
			 RPA 3,528 123.1 
			 VLA 1,203 41.2 
			 VMD 155 6.8 
		
	
	The numbers of staff shown are full-time equivalents as at 31 March 2010.
	The cost of staff includes salaries plus employers' National Insurance and Superannuation contributions, and covers the 2009-10 Financial Year.
	The Marine and Fisheries Agency is included in the table as it was not subsumed into the Marine Management Organisation NDPB until 1 April 2010.

Fisheries: Northern Ireland

Margaret Ritchie: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will ensure that representatives of the Northern Ireland Executive will be part of the UK delegation to the Fisheries Council on 29 June 2010; and if she will make a statement.

Richard Benyon: The Northern Ireland Fisheries Minister, Michelle Gildernew, will not be part of the UK team attending the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 29 June. She will, however, be sending officials from the Northern Ireland Executive to accompany me, the UK Fisheries Minister.

Flood Control

Tracey Crouch: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will consider the merits of changing her Department's method of flood risk rating from ratio projections to high, medium and low ratings.

Richard Benyon: In the National Flood Risk Assessment, the Environment Agency has used both a ratio and a description (significant, moderate, low) to express the likelihood of a particular flood occurring.
	The three categories used to describe the likelihood of flooding are:
	Significant (the chance of flooding in any year is greater than 1 in 75);
	Moderate (the chance of flooding in any year is one in 75 or less but greater than one in 200); and
	Low (the chance of flooding each year is one in 200 or less).

Food: Imports

Paul Goggins: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what quantity of imported fresh produce was  (a) examined and  (b) rejected at (i) Heathrow and (ii) Manchester airports in the last (A) six months, (B) 12 months and (C) two years.

James Paice: Fresh fruit and vegetables being imported into England are examined by two main inspectorate bodies, the Horticultural Marketing Inspectorate (HMI) and the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate (PHSI).
	The following tables show the quantity of fresh fruit and vegetables covered by EU marketing standards examined and refused entry(1) by the HMI at Heathrow and Manchester airports in the last six months, 12 months and two years.
	Figures for last six months have dropped due to the deregulation/simplification-at both EU and national level-resulting from changes to the EU rules on marketing standards and how they are implemented in the UK.
	(1) When fruit and vegetables are refused entry, the trader still has the option to bring the produce inland for corrective action to be taken under HMRC control before final release/entry to the EU.
	 Source
	The Horticultural and Marketing Inspectorate
	
		
			   Last six months 1 January to 31 June 2010  Last 12 months 1 July 2009 to 31 June 2010  Last two years 1 July 2008 to 31 June 2010 
			   Number of consignments  Weight in KG  Number of consignments  Weight in KG  Number of consignments  Weight in KG 
			 Heathrow 18 50,438 90 449,337 2,853 2,708,068 
			 Manchester 0 - 0 - 139 29,726 
		
	
	
		
			   Last six months 1 January to 31 June 2010  Last 12 months 1 July 2009 to 31 June 2010  Last two years 1 July 2008 to 31 June 2010 
			   Number of consignments refused entry  Weight in KG  Number of consignments refused entry  Weight in KG  Number of consignments refused entry  Weight in KG 
			 Heathrow 6 23,075 14 42,413 317 302,630 
			 Manchester 0 - 0 - 30 6,659 
		
	
	The following tables show the quantity of fresh fruit and vegetables and cut flowers examined and refused entry by the PHSI at Heathrow and Manchester airports in the last six months, 12 months and two years. Where consignments are subject to HMI and PHSI controls and the HMI decide to inspect a commodity, their inspection includes inspection for PHSI purposes. As a consequence, there is likely to be a small amount of overlap between the HMI and PHSI tables.
	
		
			  Heathrow airport 
			   Period  Number. consignments examined  Weight examined (tonnes)  Number stems examined  Number consignments rejected  Weight rejected (tonnes)  Number stems rejected 
			 Produce 6 months 844 767 - 54 10.7 - 
			  12 months 1,986 1,930 - 91 24.88 - 
			  24 months 7,600 3,980 - 197 43.72 - 
			 
			 Flowers 6 months 191 124 4,585,268 3 - 12,592 
			  12 months 359 222 6,955,726 6 - 19,402 
			  24 months 1,067 742 20,611,02 0 12 - 44,162 
		
	
	
		
			  Manchester airport 
			   Period  Number. consignments examined  Weight examined (tonnes)  Number stems examined  Number consignments rejected  Weight rejected (tonnes)  Number stems rejected 
			 Produce 6 months 943 390 - 24 3.03 - 
			  12 months 2,311 1,131 - 49 24.99 - 
			  24 months 5,005 2,616 - 164 123.03 - 
			 
			 Flowers 6 months 101 15 671,000 0 - 0 
			  12 months 238 41 2,095,000 0 - 0 
			  24 months 649 1,277 5,149,000 9 - 193,335 
			  Notes: 1. Six months: January 2010 to June 2010 2. 12 months: July 2009 to June 2010 3. 24 months: July 2008 to June 2010  Source: The Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate

Veterinary Services

Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effect on the provision of veterinary services of the implementation of a tendering process for the procurement of official veterinarian services under the Public Contract Regulations 2006.

James Paice: The Department has reviewed its current contract for official veterinarian services and is initiating the preparation of a procurement strategy and a formal procurement process for the provision of these services under the normal procurement rules that relate to this type and level of expenditure. The assessment of veterinary services requirements is included in the preparation of the procurement strategy. We are also planning to consult with the profession and run workshops with interested parties to help them respond to a tender.

TRANSPORT

A5: M1

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues and officials on the effects on house building and economic development of the time taken to build the A5-M1 link.

Michael Penning: holding answer 23 June 2010
	As part of the spending review we will be considering the benefits of the A5-M1 Link, alongside all other schemes covered by the review, in order to reach decisions on future funding and scheme delivery timetables.

Bus Services: Leeds

Rachel Reeves: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  how much his Department has spent on the Quality Bus scheme on the A65 in Leeds;
	(2)  whether the work on the Quality Bus scheme on the A65 in Leeds for which his Department is responsible is to be completed;
	(3)  what the process of review is for the Quality Bus scheme on the A65 in Leeds.

Norman Baker: holding answer 24 June 2010
	The Department for Transport has provided £2.12 million to date for the A65 Quality Bus scheme. The Full Approval decision for this scheme was reconfirmed following a review of all spending decisions taken since 1 January. There is no further review planned for this scheme and it is expected that construction of the scheme will be completed in June 2012.

Network Rail: Finance

Chris Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the proposed reduction to the budget of Network Rail will be made in Wales.

Theresa Villiers: Network Rail is required by the independent Office of Rail Regulation's five-year Periodic Review settlement to deliver efficiency savings of 24% by the end of March 2014. It falls to Network Rail to determine how to make those efficiency savings.
	Network Rail has now indicated that, subject to the agreement of the Office of Rail Regulation, it will reduce its spending by a further £100 million on interventions which yield relatively lower value for money in comparison to other programmes. The benefit to the taxpayer will be realised this financial year but the reduction in expenditure will be implemented over the remainder of the five-year Control Period 4 to the end of March 2014.
	Network Rail has not given any indication of what portion of this proposed reduction in expenditure will affect Wales.

Network Rail: Finance

Jon Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail in respect of its planned reduction in expenditure of £100 million in 2010-11; and what the outcome was of those discussions.

Theresa Villiers: Network Rail is required by the independent Office of Rail Regulation's five-year Periodic Review settlement to deliver efficiency savings of 24% by the end of March 2014. It falls to Network Rail to determine how to make those efficiency savings.
	Network Rail has now indicated that, subject to the agreement of the Office of Rail Regulation, it will reduce its spending by a further £100 million on interventions which yield relatively lower value for money in comparison to other programmes. The benefit to the taxpayer will be realised this financial year but the reduction in expenditure will be implemented over the remainder of the five-year Control Period 4 to the end of March 2014.
	This reduction in expenditure will include the programme of station enhancements announced in November 2009 and other elements for Network Rail to determine.

Network Rail: Finance

Jon Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the number of jobs in the rail industry of the planned £100 million expenditure reductions by Network Rail in 2010-11.

Theresa Villiers: The Department for Transport has not made any such assessment. Network Rail is required by the independent Office of Rail Regulation's five-year Periodic Review settlement to deliver efficiency savings of 24% by the end of March 2014. It falls to Network Rail to determine how to make those efficiency savings.
	Network Rail has now indicated that, subject to the agreement of the Office of Rail Regulation, it will reduce its spending by a further £100 million on interventions which yield relatively lower value for money in comparison to other programmes. The benefit to the taxpayer will be realised this financial year but the reduction in expenditure will be implemented over the remainder of the five-year Control Period 4 to the end of March 2014.
	Network Rail has not indicated that its planned expenditure reductions will have any impact upon employment levels.

Railways: Construction

Andrea Leadsom: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he plans to take to make provision for property blight after the Exceptional Hardship Scheme ends.

Philip Hammond: The consultation period for the proposed Exceptional Hardship Scheme closed on 17 June, and no decisions have yet been taken about how such a scheme might operate or for how long it would last. The statutory blight regime would apply to any route confirmed for a new high speed line following public consultation. However, a number of responses to the Exceptional Hardship Scheme consultation have mentioned the desirability of provisions to address wider property blight over and above that covered by the statutory blight regime throughout the development period for any new high speed line. This is one of the issues Ministers will look at in identifying how to proceed.

Railways: Construction

William Bain: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the report by High Speed 2 Ltd on the route for high speed rail.

Philip Hammond: The work set out in my recent letter to the chairman of High Speed 2 Ltd can be accommodated within the company's agreed budget for 2010-11 of £21.1 million (plus incurred VAT).

Railways: Construction

William Bain: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to receive further recommendations for high speed rail routes from High Speed 2 Ltd.

Philip Hammond: I have recently written to the chairman of High Speed 2 Ltd to set out the further work that I have asked the company to take forward. My letter to HS2 Ltd can be accessed on the Department for Transport website at:
	http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/highspeedrail/hs2remit/

Railways: Franchises

Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration he gave to activating the option for companies bidding for the East Coast, Greater Anglia and Essex Thameside rail franchises to apply for longer franchises of up to 22 years.

Theresa Villiers: holding answer 24 June 2010
	As a step towards implementing the coalition agreement proposals on rail franchising, the Government have decided to hold a consultation on future franchising policy, which will include franchise duration. The consultation will be launched shortly and be considered by the Secretary of State in due course.

Roads: Thornton

Bill Esterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for the Thornton to Switch Island relief road project.

Norman Baker: In his written ministerial statement to the House on 10 June 2010,  Official Report, column 35WS, regarding local authority major schemes the Secretary of State for Transport made it clear that the Department will not be able to identify those major investments that can be supported until the conclusion of the Government's spending review in the autumn.
	Therefore at this time I cannot provide any assurances on funding for the Thornton to Switch Island Link scheme.

Thameslink Railway Line

Chuka Umunna: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has made a decision on proposals by Network Rail to terminate all Thameslink Wimbledon Loop services at London Blackfriars from 2015.

Theresa Villiers: No decision has been made on the way in which Wimbledon loop services will operate after the completion of the Thameslink Programme.
	I announced a consultation on a review of franchise policy in the House on 17 June, and this will inform the Government's decisions on how rail services are specified in the future, with a view to improving outcomes for passengers and facilitating private sector investment in the railways.

DEFENCE

Ammunition

Jim Shannon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what tests have been carried out on the non-lethal ammunition to be issued to the armed forces.

Peter Luff: Environmental and safety testing, and medical trials are carried out to ensure that the rounds are safe and suitable for service, safe to be fired through the approved weapon, and that potential risks to the human target are mitigated by design or restrictions on use.

Defence Equipment

Douglas Carswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated cost to the public purse is of all equipment programmes being managed by Defence Equipment and Support.

Peter Luff: The estimated cost to the public purse in financial year 2010-11 of equipment programmes managed by Defence Equipment and Support is approximately £16.54 billion. This is made up of approximately £13.88 billion for the core Ministry of Defence programme and £2.66 billion in support of current operations.

Defence Equipment

Douglas Carswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many equipment programmes run by Defence Equipment and Support have been subject to review since the general election.

Peter Luff: As part of the exercise initiated by the Treasury to reconsider approvals granted since 1 January 2010, 57 equipment programmes have been subject to review, the majority of which are run by Defence Equipment and Support. The results of this process were announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 17 June 2010,  Official Report, column 1040. In addition, the Strategic Defence and Security Review will review all major equipment and support contracts and this work is ongoing.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what  (a) reductions in civilian staff and  (b) other efficiency savings were achieved in his Department in the last five years.

Andrew Robathan: holding answer 17 June 2010
	The net variations-based on total intake less total outflow figures-are shown in the following table. The headcount figures, which include net changes in numbers of Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel, are rounded to the nearest 10:
	
		
			   Headcount 
			 2005-06 -3,800 
			 2006-07 -4,720 
			 2007-08 -5,700 
			 2008-09 -2,230 
			 2009-10 -380 
		
	
	Although figures of equivalent detail are not held centrally on the MOD's overseas workforce, available data shows that locally employed civilian numbers have varied over the same period as follows:
	
		
			   Headcount 
			 2005-06 +630 
			 2006-07 -1,000 
			 2007-08 -2,200 
			 2008-09 -810 
			 2009-10 -810 
		
	
	Efficiency or value for money targets were set out in Spending Review 2004 and Comprehensive Spending Review 2007. The way in which savings were measured has varied between the two periods and so direct comparisons between the spending reviews are not possible. These savings have been reported annually in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts and the overall annual savings have been reproduced below; these include savings through reductions in civilian staff.
	Savings throughout the two periods were either used to relieve cost pressures or to allow more to be spent on Defence priorities.
	
		
			  Spending Review 2004 for the period 2005-06 to 2007-08: "Gershon" Efficiency Programme 
			  £ million 
			   2005-06  2006-07  2007-08 
			 Cumulative annual savings against April 2004 baseline 1,485 2,376 3,045 
		
	
	
		
			  Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 for the period 2008-09 to 2009-10: Value for Money programme 
			  £ million 
			   2008-09  2009-10 
			 Annual savings against April 2008 baseline 650 1,800 
		
	
	The National Audit Office is auditing the savings under the current Spending Review period.
	Further information on all these savings, including details on how they were measured, can be found in MOD's Annual Report and Accounts, which can be found at the following link:
	http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/AnnualReports

European Fighter Aircraft

Diana Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on continuing the remaining tranches of the Typhoon fighter project.

Peter Luff: All our fast jet capabilities, including Typhoon, are being reviewed as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review to ensure the programme is coherent with the future defence needs of the United Kingdom.

CULTURE MEDIA AND SPORT

Arts Council England: Finance

Ben Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport by how much and in what proportion the budget of the Arts Council is to be reduced in 2010-11; how much funding his Department allocated to the Arts Council in the last three financial years; and how much funding it will receive in 2010-11.

Edward Vaizey: The overall budget for Arts Council England in 2010-11 has been reduced by £10 million (2%) to £459 million. Total budget figures which include all Exchequer funding but exclude lottery funding for this year and the previous three years are in the table:
	
		
			  Financial year  Budget (£ million) 
			 2007-08 428 
			 2008-09 435 
			 2009-10 (provisional) 455 
			 2010-11 (projection) 459

Arts Council England: Written Questions

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will make it his policy to send to the Editor of the  Official Report for publication the text of each letter sent in response to questions for written answer from hon. Members on the work of the Arts Council.

Edward Vaizey: The Department is currently reviewing how it answers written parliamentary questions about its non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). However, we have no current plans to send to the  Official Report for publication copies of previous substantive answers to questions from hon. Members on the work of the Arts Council. However, copies of the substantive answers have been placed in the House Libraries.

Ascot Festival 2010

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether  (a) he,  (b) other Ministers and  (c) officials from his Department attended the Ascot Festival 2010 in an official capacity.

John Penrose: No Ministers or officials attended the Ascot Festival 2010.

Bingo: Closures

Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what information his Department holds on the number of bingo clubs which have closed in each of the last five years.

John Penrose: The Department does not hold this information. However, a range of statistics on the gambling industry, including the number of bingo clubs in operation, has been published annually by the Gambling Commission since 2005-06 and can be found at:
	http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/ghabout_us/annual_ report_and_accounts.aspx

Departmental Official Hospitality

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what  (a) gifts and  (b) corporate entertainment and hospitality (i) he, (ii) other Ministers and (iii) officials from his Department have received on each date since 11 May 2010.

John Penrose: Gifts, corporate entertainment and hospitality received by Ministers in the Department since 11 May 2010 are shown in the table:
	
		
			   Date 
			  Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport  
			 Two tickets to FA Cup Final 15 May 
			 7 x DVDs, courtesy of British Film Institute 4 June 
			 World Cup England v Algeria. Two tickets provided by FIFA 18 June 
			 Two-night stay, High Commissioner's Residence, South Africa 17-18 June 
			   
			  Minister for Tourism and Heritage  
			 National Trust Mug 24 May 
			 VisitBritain Mug 24 May 
			 VisitEngland Mug 24 May 
			 Book from English Heritage 2 June 
			   
			  Minister for Sport and Olympics  
			 Framed Picture-British Gliding Association 26 May 
			 England v Bangladesh Test Match, on invitation from the ICC 27 May 
			 World Cup England v USA. Ticket provided by FIFA 12 June 
			 Wimbledon Championships, on invitation from All England Lawn Tennis Association 24 June 
			 1 x ticket to the FA Cup Final 15 May 
			 One-night stay, High Commissioner's Residence, South Africa. 21 June 
			   
			  Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries  
			 Dinner, courtesy of the Royal Institute of British Architects. 18 May 
			 Taxi fare, courtesy of PPL 19 May 
			 Ticket to Ivor Novello Awards and Awards Lunch, courtesy of British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors 20 May 
			 Ticket to Rambert at Sadler's Wells, courtesy of Sadler's Wells 25 May 
			 7 x DVDs, courtesy of British Film Institute 4 June 
			 Travel from London to the Founders Forum Symposium, Hampshire 17 June 
			 Two-night stay, food and concert tickets at Aldeburgh Festival, courtesy of Britten Pears Foundation 19 June 
			 Book, courtesy of the Museum of London 26 June

Departmental Public Expenditure

Ben Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport by what proportion his Department's budget will be reduced in 2010-11.

Jeremy Hunt: As a consequence of the recent £6.2 billion budget reduction announced on 24 May 2010, my Department's overall DEL (Departmental Expenditure Limit) budget will be reduced by 4% (£88 million) in 2010-11.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport with reference to his Department's press notice of 17 June 2010, on its cost savings, whether the decision not to proceed with the projects referred to will have Barnett consequentials for Wales.

Jeremy Hunt: Of the projects that I decided not to proceed with, as announced in the press release of 17 June, the following have a Barnett consequential for Wales:
	Free Swimming
	Stonehenge Visitor Centre
	Find Your Talent
	A Night Less Ordinary

Gambling

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what  (a) individual officials of each grade and  (b) sections of his Department are responsible for gambling and gambling licences.

John Penrose: The Department is not responsible for gambling licences. The Gambling Commission and local authorities hold this responsibility.
	Gambling and gaming policy forms part of the DCMS Leisure Sector Team. In total, eight of my officials are fully or partly responsible for gambling policy issues. These include one deputy director, one grade A (upper), two grade As, three grade Bs and one grade C.

Gambling

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has received recent representations from  (a) local authorities and  (b) the Local Government Association on gambling and gambling licences.

John Penrose: According to our records, the Secretary of State has received no recent representations from local authorities or the Local Government Association on gambling and gambling licences.

Gambling

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport 
	(1)  what correspondence his Department has had with  (a) the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and  (b) the Department for Communities and Local Government on gambling licences and betting shops;
	(2)  what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for  (a) Business, Innovation and Skills and  (b) Communities and Local Government on gambling licences and betting shops since his appointment.

John Penrose: The Secretary of State has held no discussions with his counterparts at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), or the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) on gambling licences or betting shops since his appointment.
	Officials at the Department have previously held discussions with colleagues in CLG on the clustering of betting shops. They have not specifically been in correspondence with officials from BIS about betting shops, but are in regular contact on broad issues around gambling regulation.

Horse Guards Parade: Flags

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport for what reasons the Rwandan Flag was not included in the display of Commonwealth Flags on Horse Guards Parade on the occasion of the official birthday of Her Majesty the Queen.

John Penrose: Rwanda joined the Commonwealth in November 2009. There are now 54 Commonwealth nations, and only 53 flagpole sockets on Horseguards road.
	We have commissioned the necessary works, and the Rwandan flag will be flown at the next state occasion.

Museums and Galleries: Finance

Ben Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether the implementation of proposals to build an extension to  (a) Tate Modern and  (b) the British Museum is to be funded (i) at the level and (ii) to the timetable set out on 16 October 2009.

Edward Vaizey: The Government provided £28.707 million towards the extension to Tate Modern and £10.68 million towards the British Museum's World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre in the years 2008-10. I have taken no decisions to change the level at which these projects are funded or the timetable to which they should be completed. Decisions for future years will be a matter for the forthcoming spending review.

National Lottery: Grants

Ben Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the administration costs were of each lottery funding distributor in the last three financial years.

John Penrose: Lottery distributors' administration costs can be found in their annual reports and accounts but, for the convenience of the right hon. Member's researchers, are reproduced as follows. However, they are not recorded on a consistent basis making direct comparison between distributors difficult. Reducing these costs and ensuring more money gets to the good causes is a priority for the Government. The first step will be working with the lottery distributors over the coming months to develop a uniform and transparent measure of administrative costs.
	
		
			  Lottery distributors' administration costs 
			  £ million 
			   2008-09  2007-08  2006-07 
			 Big Lottery Fund 56.8 60 (1)65.5 
			 Arts Council England 16.55 17.37 20.28 
			 Heritage Lottery Fund 20.5 20.58 20.34 
			 Sport England 21.38 22.05 18.76 
			 UK Sport 2.74 2.27 1.84 
			 UK Film Council 7.8 7.83 7.71 
			 Olympic Lottery Distributor 0.73 0.75 0.35 
			 Scottish Arts Council(2) 0.93 1.04 1.19 
			 Scottish Screen(2) 0.49 0.46 0.36 
			 Sport Scotland(2) 3.53 3.43 3.67 
			 Arts Council Wales(2) 1.55 1,72 1.72 
			 Sports Council Wales(2) 2.12 2.32 2.11 
			 Arts Council NI(2) 1.12 0.996 1.15 
			 Sport NI(2) 0.65 0.80 0.73 
			 (1 )Big Lottery Fund's 2006-07 accounts also include costs of delivering non-lottery programmes. This is the revised figure produced in the 2007-08 accounts that excludes non-lottery costs. (2) Not DCMS bodies  Note: The latest annual accounts show the above figures (although they are not directly comparable).

National Museums Liverpool: Finance

Louise Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect on National Museums Liverpool of reductions in expenditure on his Department's creative partnerships programme; and if he will make a statement.

Edward Vaizey: holding answer 24 June 2010
	The Creative Partnerships programme is delivered by Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE). Following the £19 million post-election cut to Arts Council England's 2010-11 grant in aid by DCMS, the Arts Council has reduced 2010-11 funding to CCE by 4%. This is in line with its own budget reduction.
	CCE has stated that it will absorb the cut within the organisation without impacting on the schools and children involved in the Creative Partnerships creative learning programme. Therefore this should not have any impact on the National Museum of Liverpool.

National Museums Liverpool: Finance

Louise Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect on the arts in Liverpool of the ending of the pilot project between National Museums Liverpool and Creativity, Culture and Education; and if he will make a statement.

Edward Vaizey: holding answer 24 June 2010
	The Find Your Talent pathfinder programme was cancelled as part of a package of savings announced by the Department on 17 June 2010. No assessment has yet been made by Creativity, Culture and Education on the impact of this decision on National Museums Liverpool, but existing commitments will be honoured.

COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Affordable Housing

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  what steps he intends to take to encourage home ownership among those on low incomes;
	(2)  whether he plans to retain Government schemes to assist low and middle income families to enter the housing market.

Grant Shapps: We are reviewing options in the context of the Spending Review. This Government have committed to support those who aspire to own their own home-including by promoting shared ownership schemes and to helping social tenants and others to own or part-own their home. More broadly, this Government are seeking to return economic stability which will improve the situation for first-time buyers.
	The new Government are concerned that home ownership has fallen to its lowest level for nearly 20 years and the number of first-time buyers is at its lowest level since modern records began.

Coalfields Regeneration Review

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  if he will publish in full the report of the Coalfields Regeneration Review;
	(2)  on what dates the members of the Coalfields Regeneration Review group have met since the review was announced;
	(3)  if he will meet the chair of the Coalfields Regeneration Review to discuss the progress of the Review;
	(4)  what progress has been made on the Coalfields Regeneration Review; when he expects to receive the report of the Review; and if he will make a statement.

Grant Shapps: Since the Coalfields Regeneration Review was announced in March 2010, the review board, chaired by Michael Clapham, has met six times, and taken evidence from various partners, organisations and delivery bodies. Details are set out in the following table:
	
		
			  Dates of board meeting  Attendees at evidence sessions with partners, organisations and delivery bodies 
			 13 April Homes and Communities Agency 
			 27 April National Audit Office Audit Commission 
			 11 May Coalfields regeneration Trust 
			 25 May Enterprise Ventures Regional Development Agency Government Office North West Coalfield Community representative Regional Local Authority/Industrial Communities Alliance representative 
			 8 June Regional Local Authority Councillor Sheffield Hallam University Renaissance South Yorkshire 
			 22 June Department of Health Homes and Communities Agency 
		
	
	Further meetings and discussions are scheduled. As part of the review programme a wider written consultation has been issued to enable all interested parties to contribute to the review. Responses are due to be returned by 30 June.
	I will be meeting with the chair of the review on 30 June to discuss progress, and look forward to receiving the final report by the end of August 2010. It is my intention, subject to Michael Clapham's agreement, to publish the Regeneration Review report in full.

Community Development: Hastings

Amber Rudd: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for the future of the Communitybuilders programme in the borough of Hastings; and what assessment he has made of the potential of that programme to contribute to the regeneration of the Hastings pier.

Bob Neill: holding answer 24 June 2010
	Hastings Pier & White Rock Trust has been awarded development and feasibility grants from the Communitybuilders programme so that it can develop plans to regenerate the pier as a community asset. Awards of feasibility grants do not carry a commitment for further investment and no decision has been taken at this time.

Community Development: Religion

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent under the Prevent Violent Extremism Next Steps for Communities Programme on  (a) Muslim groups,  (b) groups from other faiths and  (c) groups with no faith affiliation in 2009-10.

Andrew Stunell: The Department spent £27 million to support local partnership activity to prevent violent extremism in 2009-10, of which £16.5 million was allocated to local authorities through the un-ringfenced Area Based Grant, which gives local authorities discretion on how funding is allocated.
	The Department's programme budget funds a variety of groups that undertake a range of Prevent activity. Funding has been made to a variety of organisations and is not defined or recorded by religious affiliation.

Consultants

Paul Blomfield: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what contracts his Department has entered into with external consultants since the Government came into office; and what the  (a) name of the consultants,  (b) terms of reference of the work,  (c) monetary value of the contract and  (d) expected date of completion of the work is in each case.

Bob Neill: No new contracts with external consultants have been let since the Government came into office.

Council Housing: Construction

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department intends to take to increase the number of local authority homes under construction.

Grant Shapps: My Department will continue to support the construction of new affordable homes from all providers, including local authorities, through the National Affordable Housing Programme. It is of course important that in the current financial climate we support those schemes that offer the best value for money.

Decentralisation and Localism Bill

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many officials have been assigned to work on the Decentralisation and Localism Bill.

Greg Clark: This would be a major piece of legislation spanning many housing, planning and local government issues and consequently engages a range of officials from across the Department.

Departmental Voluntary Work

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of his Department's staff took up  (a) all and  (b) part of the leave for volunteering to which they were entitled in the financial year 2009-10.

Bob Neill: This information is not held centrally. However we know anecdotally that a considerable number of staff are involved with voluntary activities, which the Department encourages.

Development Plans: Blackpool

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what aspect of Planning Policy Statement 1 on delivering sustainable communities he considered before deciding not to call in the development application to Blackpool borough council, reference 09/0740, for determination.

Bob Neill: On the issue of sustainability the Secretary of State has had regard to the site's location, design, settlement patterns, amenities, accessibility and its environmental impact. In this respect my right hon. Friend has taken account of the assessment provided in the site's sustainability appraisal in comparison with other sites, including brownfield sites, and in relation to the emerging policies of the local development framework.
	My right hon. Friend has also had regard to all representations made concerning the proposal.

Development Plans: Blackpool

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the concerns raised by his Department over the loss of versatile agricultural land arising from the development application to Blackpool borough council, reference 09/0740, before he decided not to call it in for determination.

Bob Neill: The site referred to contains 11.2 hectares of land which could be readily used for agriculture. This falls below the 20 hectares threshold for statutory consultation with DEFRA, as set out in Article 10 of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995. In this case I understand that Blackpool council consulted with DEFRA, and though the council was urged to have regard to such a loss, there was no objection to the application. Therefore, there was no requirement for the Secretary of State to engage in discussions with DEFRA.

Development Plans: Blackpool

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with representatives of Sport England on that organisation's concerns on the lack of wider assessment of sport and recreation facilities in the development application to Blackpool borough council, reference 09/0740, before deciding not to call it in for determination.

Bob Neill: Sport England did not formally comment on this planning application. They had commented on a previous application, and these comments were taken into account by Blackpool council. The council considered on-site and off-site open space provisions, together with a village green, and it was considered that the possible deficiencies in future sports provision appeared to be fairly marginal. The Secretary of State considered the representations in determining whether or not to call in the application. On propriety grounds it would not be appropriate to enter discussions with bodies making representations, including Sport England.

Development Plans: Blackpool

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with representatives of the Campaign to Protect Rural England on that organisation's objections to the development application to Blackpool borough council, reference 09/0740, before deciding not to call it in for determination.

Bob Neill: The Campaign to Protect Rural England comments were taken into account by Blackpool council in its consideration of this application, including matters relating to housing land supply situation, housing need, and loss of agricultural and recreation land. The Secretary of State considered these representations in deciding whether or not to call in the application. On propriety grounds it would not be appropriate to enter discussions with bodies making representations, including the Campaign to Protect Rural England.

Fairgrounds: Planning

Stephen Gilbert: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what planning regulations apply to fairgrounds.

Bob Neill: Fairgrounds are normally treated as a temporary land use and regarded as permitted development, provided that they operate for 28 days or less in a calendar year. Where a more permanent use is proposed a planning application would need to be submitted to the local authority and determined in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
	National Planning Policy in respect of fairgrounds as a permanent land use is set out in PPS4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth.

Housing: Construction

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of housing starts that were attributable to expenditure from the public purse in 2009.

Grant Shapps: holding answer 24 June 2010
	 The Department does not make estimates of the number and proportion of housing starts that are directly attributable to public investment. Figures are available on the number of new build starts that took place under the National Affordable Housing Programme (NAHP), Local Authority New Build (LANB), Kickstart and the Property and Regeneration (PR) programmes. However, it is not possible to assess whether some of these housing starts would have been delivered by the private sector anyway if funding were not available.
	Data underlying the official statistics published by the Homes and Communities Agency have been analysed to identify new build starts on site with public funding under the programmes identified above. This shows there were 45,600 housing starts in 2009 with grant funding under NAHP, LANB and PR programmes. In addition a further 840 units were started with assistance from the Kickstart programme. These estimates cannot be directly compared with figures on the total number of house building starts collected by CLG as they are from different sources.

Housing: Construction

Kate Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if his Department will undertake a review of the value for money of funding for housing private finance initiative schemes.

Andrew Stunell: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 15 June 2010,  Official Report, column 368W.

Housing: Empty Property

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to bring more empty and unoccupied homes into use.

Grant Shapps: We are looking closely at the cause and nature of empty homes and the full range of potential measures to bring empty homes back into use as part of a well functioning housing market.

Housing: Tower Hamlets

Rushanara Ali: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to the London borough of Tower Hamlets for the purposes of servicing debt on its Housing Revenue Account in each year since 1997.

Andrew Stunell: The level of subsidy support for assumed housing debt in Tower Hamlets for each year since 1997 is given in the following table:
	
		
			  £ 
			   Assumed debt  Subsidy support 
			 1997 544,126,894 62,152,789 
			 1998 533,054,816 60,507,383 
			 1999 527,793,050 58,220,978 
			 2000 524,568,619 57,100,723 
			 2001 546,081,198 58,293,848 
			 2002 524,554,220 56,255,604 
			 2003 500,890,319 53,615,977 
			 2004 510,724,857 44,196,295 
			 2005 525,688,446 41,070,458 
			 2006 542,253,159 33,886,728 
			 2007 458,125,638 30,693,187 
			 2008 427,181,831 27,178,045 
			 2009 387,103,259 23,912,055 
			 2010 402,805,259 22,924,165

Housing: Tower Hamlets

Rushanara Ali: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much  (a) Housing Investment Programme and  (b) Major Repairs Allowance funding was allocated to council housing in the London borough of Tower Hamlets in each year since 1997.

Andrew Stunell: The table shows the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) element of Basic Credit Approval (BCA) allocations for the London borough of Tower Hamlets between 1997-2001. Each authority's HRA BCA, which enabled borrowing for capital expenditure, was based on allocations established as part of the Housing Investment Programme (HIP) process.
	The table also shows Tower Hamlets' Major Repairs Allowance (MRA) funding from 2001, when the allowance was introduced, and allocations of Supported Capital Expenditure for Decent Homes investment on which Government agreed to support debt financing costs within the HRA subsidy system.
	
		
			  Tower Hamlets 
			   Stock  HRA BCA (£)  Supported capital expenditure (£)  MRA (£) 
			 1997-98 37,443 8,246,000 - - 
			 1998-99 37,060 8,954,000 - - 
			 1999-2000 34,554 8,616,000 - - 
			 2000-01 31,176 24,111,000 - - 
			 2001-02 28,523 - - 22,854,909 
			 2002-03 26,841 - - 22,031,093 
			 2003-04 25,744 - - 22,172,277 
			 2004-05 24,330 - 15,150,000 21,399,059 
			 2005-06 20,016 - 19,378,000 17,828,962 
			 2006-07 16,566 - 15,795,000 14,662,675 
			 2007-08 14,216 - 15,593,000 12,926,410 
			 2008-09 13,078 - 15,500,000 11,823,308 
			 2009-10 13,092 - 15,500,000 12,556,364 
			 2010-11 13,057 - 15,500,000 12,912,932

Housing: Tower Hamlets

Rushanara Ali: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many  (a) social rented homes and  (b) low cost home ownership homes were built in the London borough of Tower Hamlets in each year since 1997.

Andrew Stunell: The number of social rented and low cost home ownership units built in Tower Hamlets in each year since 1997 are shown in the table.
	It should also be noted that not all affordable housing is provided through new-build completions as supply can also come from the acquisition and refurbishment of private sector homes. In 2008-09, for example, a total of 1,280 additional affordable homes were provided in Tower Hamlets.
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of new build affordable units in Tower Hamlets 
			   Social rent  Intermediate rent  LCHO  Total 
			 1997-98 240 - 80 310 
			 1998-99 240 - 0 240 
			 1999-2000 220 - 50 270 
			 2000-01 210 - 60 260 
			 2001-02 360 - 70 420 
			 2002-03 340 - 150 490 
			 2003-04 400 - 200 600 
			 2004-05 210 - 110 320 
			 2005-06 830 10 200 1,030 
			 2006-07 760 50 300 1,100 
			 2007-08 660 140 480 1,280 
			 2008-09 430 120 510 1,060 
			  Note: Rounded to nearest 10 units.  Source: CLG Official Statistics on gross affordable housing supply 
		
	
	The next CLG Affordable Housing statistical release containing figures for 2009-10 is scheduled to be published in the autumn of 2010.

Local Government Bill

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which Minister will have lead responsibility for the Local Government Bill.

Bob Neill: The Local Government Bill was introduced into the House of Lords on 26 May 2010, with Baroness Hanham being the Government Minister having lead responsibility for the Bill in that House.
	The Minister with lead policy responsibility for the Bill is the Minister for Housing and Local Government.

Local Government Finance

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 10 June 2010,  Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings package, what the in-year change in grant funding from his Department to each local authority is in 2010-11; and what revenue funding his Department has allocated to each local authority for 2010-11.

Bob Neill: We have asked local authorities to make a contribution of £1.166 billion to the £6.2 billion of cross-Government savings in 2010-11 to enable the Government to take immediate action to start to tackle the fiscal deficit. Of this, £35 8.5 million will come from my Department's budget and £ 175.0 million will come from the budget which my Department holds on behalf of Government as a whole.
	The reduction in grants for individual local authorities for which final allocations had been announced is set out in the document made available to the House at the time of the written ministerial statement of 10 June 2010,  Official Report, columns 15-17WS. The document also sets out the main revenue allocations paid to each local authority including formula grant and area based grant.
	Local authorities are free to make their own decisions about where savings are found. We have ensured that councils have the flexibility to take decisions locally on how to deliver the savings needed without impacting on essential frontline services.

Mortgages: Government Assistance

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for the future of the  (a) Support for Mortgage Scheme,  (b) Mortgage Rescue Scheme,  (c) Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme and  (d) free national advice line and website.

Grant Shapps: I am currently conducting a review of the Department's schemes to help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage and make sure they offer the best deal for homeowners and taxpayers alike. Government have already taken steps at Budget to improve the sustainability and value for money of Support for Mortgage Interest and I will continue work closely with colleagues across Government through the comprehensive spending review (CSR) to ensure support for struggling homeowners is delivered in an effective and sustainable way.

Non-domestic Rates: Garages and Petrol Stations

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment has been made of the merits of introducing transitional rate relief for petrol stations whose business rates have increased as a result of the April 2010 rating revaluation.

Bob Neill: A transitional relief scheme was introduced on 1 April 2010 which limits the annual increases in bills for those ratepayers facing large rises as a result of the 2010 revaluation. The transitional relief scheme applies to all sectors including petrol filling stations. The new Government are aware of concerns about large increases in rateable value for petrol stations and will be looking to meet representatives of the industry to discuss their concerns.

Planning: Minerals

David Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has to amend the controls governing mineral safeguarding areas near settlements in rural areas; and if he will make a statement.

Bob Neill: Existing national planning policy for mineral safeguarding is contained in Minerals Policy Statement 1: Planning and Minerals (MPS1) (2006). In the coalition agreement the Government stated that they will publish and present to Parliament a simple and consolidated national planning framework covering all forms of development. We will make an announcement on how we propose to take forward the national planning framework and the implications for specific areas of planning policy.

Public Expenditure

Alex Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent guidance he has issued to his Department's executive agencies on the  (a) suspension and  (b) implementation of programme spending.

Bob Neill: HM Treasury guidance to Departments on spending controls, issued by way of a finance director letter on 26 May, was forwarded by CLG's interim senior finance director to finance directors of the Department's Executive agencies with a covering note on 28 May. Agency chief executives and finance directors have attended a series of regular meetings to discuss spending controls and approvals and other matters in recent weeks.

Regeneration: Stepney

Rushanara Ali: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the £41 million funding allocated to the regeneration of the Ocean Estate in Stepney by the Homes and Communities Agency has been included in the Government's review of public expenditure decisions.

Andrew Stunell: Grant funding of £41 million to help deliver new affordable homes on the Ocean estate was approved and allocated by the HCA on 3 March 2010, and work began on site later that month. The scheme was not included in the Government's review of public expenditure decisions.

Social Rented Housing: Finance

Rushanara Ali: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to each of the arm's length management organisations in round six of his Department's programme; and if he will make a statement.

Andrew Stunell: The following table sets out the overall indicative capital funding allocations that have been agreed with each of the round six arm's length management organisations to deliver a Decent Homes investment programme.
	
		
			  ALMO  Funding total (£ million) 
			 Enfield 137 
			 Basildon 142 
			 Blackpool 66 
			 Haringey 198 
			 Havering 112 
			 Salford 68 
			 Stevenage 55 
			 Sutton 112 
			 Charnwood 35 
			 Lambeth Living (1)- 
			 Lewisham 145 
			 North East Derbyshire 64 
			 Redbridge 36 
			 Sedgemoor 40 
			 Tower Hamlets 222 
			 (1 )To be confirmed.

Social Rented Housing: Inspections

Rushanara Ali: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what inspection rating the Audit Commission has given to each arm's length management organisation since 2001; and if he will make a statement.

Bob Neill: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission and I have asked the chief executive of the Audit Commission to write to the hon. Member direct.
	 Letter from Eugene Sullivan, dated 28 June 2010:
	Parliamentary Question: What inspection rating the Audit Commission has given to each arm's length management organisation since 2001.
	Your Parliamentary Question outlined above has been passed to me to reply.
	Since 2001, the Audit Commission has published 136 ratings of Arm's Length Management Organisations (ALMOs). The ratings have been produced following an inspection, required by Government, to allow access to capital funding if service provision is assessed as good (two star) or better. The ALMOs are then re-inspected to assess if the ALMO has maintained, or reached, a good {two star) standard of service provision. A copy of the list of ratings showing when they were published is attached.
	A copy of this letter will appear in Hansard and a copy of the list has been placed in the Library of the House.

Social Rented Housing: Standards

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  what estimate he has made of the number of jobs supported through work on the Decent Homes programme in each of the last five years;
	(2)  whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the number of jobs created per £1 million of funding allocated for the refurbishment of existing homes.

Andrew Stunell: The Department has not made a specific estimate of the number of jobs supported through work on the Decent Homes programme in each of the last five years. However, the Department has estimated that, in 2009, every £1 million of investment in home refurbishment supported 17 net jobs for a year. This figure takes account of direct jobs supported in the industry and indirect (supply chain) jobs. It also takes account of displacement effects, where increased investment in housing refurbishment takes investment (and associated jobs) away from other parts of the economy.

Travellers: Caravan Sites

Tobias Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to bring forward plans to change the powers available to local authorities to remove Travellers from unauthorised encampments.

Andrew Stunell: The Government will ensure that, where local councils have made appropriate provision for authorised sites in their area which reflects genuine local need and historic demand, those councils will be given stronger enforcement powers to deal with unauthorised encampments.
	The Government are reviewing how this can be achieved and announcements will be made in due course.

Wind Power: Planning Permission

David Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the planning controls affecting proposals for wind farms near national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty; and if he will make a statement.

Bob Neill: holding answer 24 June 2010
	The coalition programme states that the Government will radically reform the planning system to give neighbourhoods far more ability to determine the shape of the places in which their inhabitants live, based on the principles set out in the Conservative party publication 'Open Source Planning'. We will publish and present to Parliament a simple and consolidated national planning policy framework covering all forms of development and setting out national economic, environmental and social priorities. We will make an announcement on how we propose to take forward the national planning framework and the implications for specific areas of planning policy shortly.

Wind Power: Planning Permission

Graham Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend the planning laws in respect of proposals for windfarms near wetland areas.

Bob Neill: The Coalition programme states that the Government will radically reform the planning system to give neighbourhoods far more ability to determine the shape of the places in which their inhabitants live, based on the principles set out in the Conservative Party publication Open Source Planning. We will publish and present to Parliament a simple and consolidated national planning policy framework covering all forms of development and setting out national economic, environmental and social priorities. We will make an announcement on how we propose to take forward the national planning framework and the implications for specific areas of planning policy shortly.

WORK AND PENSIONS

Carers' Benefits

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to provide support for carers seeking to re-enter the workforce after their caring responsibilities have ended.

Maria Miller: In December 2009, Jobcentre Plus introduced Work Focused Support for Carers (WFSC). This aims to support carers who wish to combine paid work with their caring responsibilities and those carers re-entering the workforce after their caring responsibilities have ended.
	WFSC does this by widening the provision of employment support for carers to every carer who works less than 16 hours per week and by the provision of funding for replacement care for those carers on approved activity.
	For a period of eight weeks following an end to caring responsibilities a carer will be eligible for support through WFSC.
	In addition most Jobcentre Plus offices have now introduced a Carer's Champion personal adviser to help carers with the barriers they may face when looking to re-enter the workplace.

Children: Maintenance

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases were raised with the Child Support Agency by the hon. or right hon. Member for each constituency in the period from May 2005 to May 2010.

Maria Miller: The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have asked the Child Maintenance Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested and I have seen the response.
	 Letter from Stephen Geraghty:
	In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Child Maintenance Commissioner as the Child Support Agency is now the responsibility of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
	You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases were raised with the Child Support Agency by the hon. or right hon. member from each constituency in the period from May 2005 to May 2010.
	Management information on correspondence broken down by Parliamentary Constituency is only available at disproportionate costs.
	The table below provides the volume of correspondence received from MPs which includes both case specific and general correspondence.
	
		
			   MP correspondence 
			 2005-06 15,600 
			 2006-07 12,900 
			 2007-08 14,000 
			 2008-09 18,400 
			 2009-10 16,500 
			  Notes:  1. Information provided up to March 2010.  2. MP hotline data included from April 2008.  3. Prior to March 2009, figures for MP direct (where an MP contacts someone in the organisation other than the Commissioner/Chief Executive) include only complaints and not general enquiries.  4. Multiple correspondence may be received for a single complaint. 
		
	
	I hope you find this answer helpful.

Departmental Consultants

Paul Blomfield: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what contracts his Department has entered into with external consultants since the Government came into office; and what the  (a) name of the consultants,  (b) terms of reference of the work,  (c) monetary value of the contract and  (d) expected date of completion of the work is in each case.

Chris Grayling: DWP has entered into two contracts since the Government came into office:
	 (a) the name of the consultants for both contracts is Oliver Wyman Consulting Ltd
	 (b) terms of reference of the work for both contracts is:
	To support the Minister for Welfare Reform and departmental team in developing an implementation plan for reform of the benefits system. This will include, but is not limited to, (1) Assessing options for streamlined payment methods, (2) Auditing existing DWP dynamic models, and ensuring best practice is captured to underpin robust analysis, and (3) Developing preliminary scenarios and business cases for specific reforms to the payment levels of benefits for in-work households.
	 (c) monetary value of the contracts:
	Contract 1-£13,888
	Contract 2-£13,000
	and
	 (d) expected date of completion of the work in both cases is 23 August.

Departmental Reviews

Andrew Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2010,  Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the  (a) purpose and  (b) timescale of each is.

Chris Grayling: The Department for Work and Pensions will be carrying out the reviews necessary to enable it to meet the commitments set out in the Coalition Agreement and announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget on 22 June 2010.
	On 24 June 2010, my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Pensions, announced two key reviews as part of the Government's strategy to reinvigorate retirement  Official Report, columns 21-22WS.
	We are currently drawing together plans for other reviews and will provide more detailed information in due course.

Disability Living Allowance

Liz Kendall: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households are in receipt of disability living allowance in  (a) England,  (b) Leicester and  (c) Leicester West constituency.

Maria Miller: The information requested is not available by household. Recipients of Disability Living Allowance are as follows:
	
		
			  November 2009 
			   Total 
			 England 2,536,100 
			 Leicester local authority 16,990 
			 Leicester West parliamentary constituency 5,830 
			  Notes: 1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Constituencies used for the Westminster Parliament of May 2010. 3. Figures show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital.  Source:  DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100% data.

Disability Living Allowance: Wythenshawe

Paul Goggins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in each ward of Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency are in receipt of disability living allowance; and if he will make a statement.

Maria Miller: The information is as follows:
	
		
			  Disability living allowance claimants at ward level in Wythenshawe and Sale East parliamentary constituency: November 2009 
			  Ward  In payment 
			 Baguley 1,090 
			 Benchill 1,375 
			 Brooklands (Manchester) 985 
			 Brooklands (Trafford) 310 
			 Northenden 1,060 
			 Priory 380 
			 Sale Moor 545 
			 Sharston 945 
			 Woodhouse Park 1,095 
			  Notes: 1. Case load figures are rounded to the nearest five; Some additional disclosure control has also been applied. 2. Case load show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. 3. Wards in Wythenshawe and Sale East are allocated using 2003 Census Area Statistics (CAS) wards and Lower Super Output Areas (SOA) in England and Wales and Data Zones in Scotland. 4. Constituencies used are for the Westminster Parliament of May 2010. 5. Parliamentary constituency is allocated by a 'best fit' methodology to the new Westminster parliamentary constituencies. Further information is available on the Office for National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/west-parl-con.asp  Source: DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100% data.

Employment and Support Allowance

Eilidh Whiteford: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employment and support allowance claimants who have been found fit for work  (a) are in employment,  (b) are in receipt of each type of benefit and  (c) are of unknown status.

Maria Miller: The available information on the outcomes of employment and support allowance claims is published in the form of official statistics on the Department for Work and Pensions website. The statistics detail the number of claims allocated to the Support Group, Work Related Activity Group and those found Fit for Work. The statistics were last updated in April 2010 and published in the report 'Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment: Official Statistics: April 2010', a copy of which has been placed in the Library.
	There was a total of 517,900 claims for employment and support allowance from 27 October 2008 to 31 August 2009. The results of the initial work capability assessment are set out in the following table.
	The available information is in the table.
	
		
			  Employment and support allowance on-flows of claim start and result of initial functional assessment 
			  Outcome  Number  Percentage 
			 Support Group 27,600 5 
			 Work-Related Activity Group 66,600 13 
			 Fit for Work 201,600 39 
			 Claim closed before the assessment completed 194,000 37 
			 Assessment still in progress 28,100 5 
			  Note: 1. Percentages do not sum due to rounding.  Source: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/workingage/esa_wca/esa_wca_27042010.pdf 
		
	
	The full publication is also available on the internet at the following address:
	http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/workingage/esa_wca/esa_wca_arc.asp
	Information on the employment status and benefit take-up of claimants found Fit for Work is not currently available.

Employment and Support Allowance

Eilidh Whiteford: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what  (a) policies and  (b) practices are in place to ensure that vulnerable people who apply for employment and support allowance who are found fit for work receive benefits to which they are entitled.

Chris Grayling: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Darra Singh. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.
	 Letter from Darra Singh:
	The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking what policies and practices are in place to ensure vulnerable people who apply for Employment and Support Allowance and are found fit for work receive benefits to which they are entitled. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
	People of working age who are found fit for work receive a letter telling them that they are no longer entitled to Employment and Support Allowance. The letter also explains that the decision can be looked at again, and that Employment and Support Allowance may continue pending an appeal to an independent tribunal.
	They are also advised that they may be able to claim Jobseeker's Allowance if they are unemployed and are given information on how to make a claim. Claims for Jobseeker's Allowance are normally made by telephone through our contact centre network or on-line through the Directgov Internet site. For those who are unable to use a telephone or computer Jobcentre Plus has arrangements in place to provide a face-to-face claim service at the nearest Jobcentre.
	To be eligible for Jobseeker's Allowance people generally have to be available immediately for work for 40 hours per week and take steps each week to actively seek work. However, easements within the Jobseeker's Allowance rules allow our advisers to take account of physical or mental health conditions when considering whether the steps taken to seek work in any week are reasonable. Similarly, they can consider reasonable limitations in availability for work, taking account of physical or mental condition. This could affect the type of work which a customer could undertake, the number of hours they could work each week or the distance they are able to travel to take work. As you would expect, our advisors will discuss all the available options with each person on an individual basis.
	We also have specialist Disability Employment Advisers in each district who have in-depth knowledge of the locally available programmes and services for those with disabilities. They can help to identify suitable job opportunities and liaise with employers and external partners on behalf of those using Jobcentre Plus services.

Future Jobs Fund

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many young people have been employed through the Future Jobs Fund in each region; and how much has been spent under the fund in each region.

Chris Grayling: The available information is in the tables.
	
		
			  Future Jobs Fund starts in Great Britain by country/region: October 2009 to January 2010 
			   Number 
			 East Midlands 640 
			 East of England 390 
			 London 840 
			 North East 420 
			 North West 1,300 
			 Scotland 830 
			 South East 280 
			 South West 280 
			 Wales 690 
			 West Midlands 940 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside 700 
			 Unknown 1,340 
			  Notes:  1. These figures are official statistics and are published periodically by the Office for National Statistics. The latest release may be found at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/jsa/ypg/ypf_fjf_24052010.pdf  2. The Future Jobs Fund is not available in Northern Ireland. 3. Due to the way Future Jobs Fund data are collected using informed consent, the number of unknown characteristic values may be significantly higher when compared with other Young Persons Guarantee strands.   Source:  First set of official statistics on the Young Person's Guarantee. 
		
	
	It is not possible to provide actual spend by region at this time. The following table provides the total value of grants issued by region.
	
		
			  Future Jobs Fund grants awarded in Great Britain by country/region as at 19 June 2010 
			   £ million 
			 East Midlands 21.2 
			 East of England 16.4 
			 London 43.6 
			 North East 29.5 
			 North West 112.5 
			 Scotland 62.0 
			 South East 27.3 
			 South West 18.7 
			 Wales 54.7 
			 West Midlands 63.3 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside 40.1 
			 National 123.5 
			 Total grants rounded to nearest £100,000 613.1 
			  Notes:  1. The figures provided are for total grants awarded as agreed by the Department for Work and Pensions as at 19 June 2010 by Jobcentre Plus region (analogous with Government office regions). These may be subject to downward revision.  2. Bids which encompass more than one region are shown as "National".   Source:  Department for Work and Pensions internal Management Information on the grants awarded.

Housing Benefit

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the effect on the level of demand for affordable housing of reductions to housing benefit in each of the next five years.

Steve Webb: Ministers from this Department regularly meet with their colleagues in other departments including those at Communities and Local Government to discuss cross cutting issues.

Housing Benefit

Liz Kendall: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households receive housing benefit of more than  (a) £250 per week for a one bedroom property,  (b) £290 per week for a two bedroom property,  (c) £340 per week for a three bedroom property and  (d) £400 per week for a four bedroom property in (i) England, (ii) Leicester and (iii) Leicester West constituency.

Steve Webb: At March 2010, for housing benefit claims in England assessed under the local housing allowance arrangements, our records show there were:
	3,340 recipients with a one-bedroom entitlement receiving over £250 per week;
	6,970 recipients with a two-bedroom entitlement receiving over £290 per week;
	2,710 recipients with a three-bedroom entitlement receiving over £340 per week; and
	1,010 recipients with a four-bedroom entitlement receiving over £400 per week.
	In the Leicester local authority there were no households receiving housing benefit above the levels specified.
	Information is not available at the constituency level.
	 Notes
	1. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 recipients.
	2. The Single Housing Benefit Extract does not have bedroom entitlement recorded in 6% of the local housing allowance cases so there may be some underestimation in the numbers reported.
	 Source
	Single Housing Benefit Extract

Housing Benefit

Anne McGuire: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many families in  (a) England,  (b) Scotland and  (c) Wales are in receipt of housing benefit in excess of £100,000 per year.

Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were paid more than £100,000 per year in housing benefit in the latest period for which figures are available.

Steve Webb: The information requested is not available.

Incapacity Benefit: Bexley

David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency have had their entitlement to incapacity benefit reassessed in each of the last three years.

Chris Grayling: Data on the number of people in Bexleyheath and Crayford that have had their entitlement to Incapacity Benefit reassessed in each of the last three years is not available.

Jobcentre Plus: Manpower

Andrew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the number of staff employed in Jobcentre Plus offices of the changes to benefit entitlement proposed in the 2010 Budget HC61.

Chris Grayling: The change in conditionality for lone parents announced in the Budget on 22 June will not come into effect until 2011-12, so there is no immediate impact on Jobcentre Plus staff. The Department publishes its overall staffing and spending plans for each Spending Review period and the current plans finish in 2010-11. The Department for Work and Pensions plans for 2011-12 to 2014-15 will be announced on 20 October 2010 in the Spending Review settlement set out by HM Treasury.

Pension Credit

Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the pension credit minimum income guarantee is to be revised in line with the basic state pension increase in  (a) 2012-13 and  (b) subsequent years.

Steve Webb: In 2011, in the event that the basic state pension is increased by more than earnings under the terms of the 'triple lock', the Government's intention is that as a minimum all single pension credit recipients will benefit from the full cash value of this increase. For 2012-13 and in subsequent years decisions about rates of benefit and pensions will be decided in light of actual earnings and price growth as part of the normal budget process. There is a statutory requirement that the pension credit standard minimum guarantee will be uprated in least in line with earnings.

Pregnant Women: Grants

Liz Kendall: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households received the Sure Start maternity grant for a second child in  (a) England,  (b) Leicester and  (c) Leicester West constituency in the latest year for which figures are available.

Maria Miller: The number of Sure Start maternity grants awarded is available only by Government Office Region and Jobcentre Plus Social Fund Budget Area, not by local authority or parliamentary constituency. The exact number of awards for a second or subsequent maternity in England in 2009-10 is not available, but is estimated to be 125,000 (rounded to the nearest 1,000).

Pregnant Women: Grants

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of women who will not now be entitled to claim Sure Start maternity grant under the Government's proposals in each year to 2014-15.

Steve Webb: From April next year the Sure Start maternity grant will be concentrated on helping low income parents cope with the additional costs resulting from the birth their first child. The expectation is that most of the goods and equipment bought for the first child will be reused for any subsequent children.
	During the first two years of the operation of the Sure Start maternity Grant 2000-01 to 2002-03, the value of the grant increased three times from £200 to the current £500. Had the original £200 payment been increased with prices it would now be worth £246.
	The estimated numbers of Sure Start maternity grants which will not now be awarded in Great Britain for second and subsequent children as a consequence of this proposal are:
	
		
			   Number of awards 
			 2011-12 144,000 
			 2012-13 144,000 
			 2013-14 144,000 
			 2014-15 145,000 
			  Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest thousand.

Social Security Benefits

Yvette Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the monetary value of each benefit to be paid by his Department  (a) under current uprating rules and  (b) uprated in line with the consumer price index in each year to 2015-16.

Steve Webb: The information requested is provided in the following table for the main working-age benefits(1) paid by the Department for Work and Pensions that will now be uprated by the consumer price index as announced in the recent emergency budget.
	These rates are estimated using the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for growth and are consistent with the analysis published in the Budget Report 22nd June 2010. These rates are indicative only as actual levels of inflation are likely to differ from forecasts.
	
		
			2011-12  2012-13  2013-14  2014-15  2015-16 
			 Attendance and disability living allowances-highest rates RPI uprating 73.40 75.90 78.20 80.70 83.45 
			  CPI uprating 73.45 75.35 76.80 78.35 79.90 
			 Carer's allowance RPI uprating 55.40 57.30 59.00 60.90 62.95 
			  CPI uprating 55.45 56.90 58.00 59.15 60.35 
			 Employment support allowance RPI (Rossi) uprating 68.40 70.45 72.15 73.95 75.80 
			  CPI uprating 67.35 69.10 70.40 71.80 73.25 
			 Industrial injuries disablement benefit-100% rate RPI uprating 149.75 154.85 159.50 164.60 170.20 
			  CPI uprating 150.05 153.95 156.90 160.05 163.25 
			 Jobseeker's allowance and income support RPI(Rossi) uprating 68.40 70.45 72.15 73.95 75.80 
			  CPI uprating 67.35 69.10 70.40 71.80 73.25 
			 Bereavement benefit-basic component RPI uprating 101.85 105.30 108.45 111.90 115.70 
			  CPI uprating 100.50 103.10 105.05 107.15 109.30 
			 (1) From 2011 the only main pensioner benefit subject to uprating by reference to price inflation will be the additional state pension. Additional state pension is mainly earnings related and therefore payable at a wide variety of rates.

Social Security Benefits: Disability

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  how many applications were made to the Independent Living Fund in  (a) England,  (b) Wales,  (c) Scotland and  (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years;
	(2)  how many approvals were granted of funding from the Independent Living Fund in  (a) England,  (b) Wales,  (c) Scotland and  (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

Maria Miller: The available information is in the table.
	
		
			  Applications made to the Independent Living Fund and new awards made, 2005-06 to 2009-10 
			   England  Wales  Scotland  Northern Ireland 
			  Applications  Received  Awards  Received  Awards  Received  Awards  Received  Awards 
			 2005-06 2,672 2,145 291 239 507 434 158 114 
			 2006-07 3,646 2,633 343 253 698 553 174 112 
			 2007-08 4,633 3,209 375 270 816 617 162 112 
			 2008-09 2,254 1,465 214 159 387 284 144 103 
			 2009-10 3,504 2,125 364 269 664 484 159 122 
			  Notes:  1. Figures are based on data as at 9 June 2010.  2. Some offers made in 2009-10 have yet to be accepted by the applicant so the 2009-10 award rates may be subject to slight change.   Source:  Independent Living Fund.

Social Security Benefits: Disability

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  how many applications were made by persons working more than 16 hours per week to the Independent Living Fund in  (a) England,  (b) Wales,  (c) Scotland and  (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years;
	(2)  how many approvals were granted of funding to persons working more than 16 hours per week through the Independent Living Fund in  (a) England,  (b) Wales,  (c) Scotland and  (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

Maria Miller: The information is only available from April 2008 and is in the table.
	
		
			  Applications made to the Independent Living Fund and new awards made 2008-09 to 2009-10 for people working for more than 16 hours per week( 1) 
			   2008-09  2009-10 
			  Applications  Received  Awards  Received  Awards 
			 England 21 18 30 21 
			 Wales 4 4 0 0 
			 Scotland 3 3 6 4 
			 Northern Ireland 2 2 0 0 
			 (1) Whether an applicant is in work or not has only been recorded since 1 April 2008.  Source: Independent Living Fund.

Social Security Benefits: Disability

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the budget was of the Independent Living Fund in each year from 2005 to 2010.

Maria Miller: The information is in the table.
	
		
			  Independent Living Fund budget 
			   £ million 
			 2005-06 231.610 
			 2006-07 253.401 
			 2007-08 288.439 
			 2008-09 343.000 
			 2009-10 338.000 
			  Note:  Figures are for Great Britain.   Source:  Independent Living Fund.

Social Security Benefits: Disability

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of the total budget for the Independent Living Fund was allocated through the fund in each year from 2005 to 2010.

Maria Miller: The available information is in the table.
	
		
			  Percentage of Independent Living Fund spend paid to users 
			   Percentage 
			 2005-06 97.0 
			 2006-07 97.1 
			 2007-08 97.3 
			 2008-09 97.4 
			 2009-10 97.2 
			  Notes: 1. The percentages refer to Great Britain. 2. The remainder of the budget is spent on admin.  Source: Independent Living Fund.

State Retirement Pensions

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what reasons the retail price index each September is used as the basis for calculating the increase in public service pension in the next financial year.

Steve Webb: There is a statutory requirement that public service pensions are uprated by the same percentage as additional state pension. The Secretary of State is required by law to increase additional state pensions to ensure that they maintain their value in relation to the general level of prices obtaining in Great Britain estimated in such manner as he thinks fit.
	The Chancellor announced in the Budget that the 2011 and subsequent upratings of benefits and pensions by reference to price inflation will use the Consumer Prices Index as the benchmark because it best reflects the expenditure patterns and living costs of social security benefit and pension recipients. Further details are set out in paragraph 1.106 of the Budget Report.

State Retirement Pensions: Redcar

Ian Swales: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Redcar constituency are claiming the state pension.

Steve Webb: As at November 2009, there were 18,770 claimants of the state pension in Redcar parliamentary constituency.
	 Notes:
	1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
	2. Parliamentary constituency of claimants is for Westminster Parliament. These constituencies are used for the Westminster Parliament for May 2005.
	 Source: DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

State Second Pension

Angela Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  if he will estimate the savings which would accrue from the uprating of the additional state pension in line with the Consumer Price Index  (a) over the period of the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts and  (b) in each successive five-year period to 2050;
	(2)  how many people he expects to receive the additional state pension  (a) in 2010-11,  (b) in each of the next five years and  (c) in each successive five year period to 2050.

Yvette Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the average payment under the additional state pension if it were uprated in line with the  (a) retail price index and  (b) consumer price index in each year to 2015-16.

Steve Webb: The information is not currently available, but will be made available by Friday, 9 July.

State Second Pension

Angela Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to uprate the additional state pension in line with the consumer price index.

Steve Webb: The Chancellor announced in the Budget that the 2011 and subsequent upratings of benefits and pensions, including the state second pension, by reference to price inflation will use the consumer prices index as the benchmark because it best reflects the expenditure patterns and living costs of social security benefit and pension recipients. Further details are set out in paragraph 1.106 of the Budget report.

Unemployment Benefits: Peterborough

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Peterborough constituency were claiming out of work benefits in  (a) the latest period for which figures are available,  (b) March 2010,  (c) March 2009 and  (d) March 2008; and if he will make a statement.

Chris Grayling: The information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The available information is in the following table.
	
		
			  Claimants of out of work benefits in Peterborough constituency 
			   All  Jobseeker's allowance  Incapacity benefits  Income support/pension credit 
			 February 2008 9,150 2,060 4,900 2,370 
			 February 2009 10,550 3,380 4,950 2,420 
			 November 2009 10,980 3,650 5,230 2,340 
			  Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. Benefits are arranged hierarchically and claimants are assigned to the topmost benefit which they receive. 3. Incapacity Benefits-includes claimants of Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, or Employment and Support Allowance. 4. Income Support/Pension Credit-includes claimants of Income Support, including Lone Parents and men age 60 to 64 claiming Pension Credit who are not also claiming Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance. Income Support also includes claimants with a disability premium but not Income Support with Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance as they are shown in the Incapacity Benefits column. 5. The most recent available data is for November 2009. 6. Parliamentary constituency of claimant is as at May 2005 General Election constituencies.  Source: Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study

Vocational Training: Disability

Nicky Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for the Residential Training for Disabled Adults programme and the continuing involvement of existing providers in that programme.

Maria Miller: As with all specialist disability employment provision, we are considering the way forward and support for Residential Training for Disabled Adults. We will make an announcement in due course.
	We are committed to supporting severely disabled people and are currently reviewing the most effective way of doing this.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Departmental Public Expenditure

Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether special advisers in his Department provided advice to Ministers on the funding decisions announced on 17 May 2010.

Andrew Mitchell: The decision to cancel five development awareness projects in the UK was taken following an initial review of those areas of expenditure where the link between project activities and poverty reduction in the developing world was least demonstrated.
	Special advisers provide input into a range of decisions, in line with the Special Advisers Code of Conduct.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has received from organisations whose funding from his Department was cancelled on 17 May 2010.

Andrew Mitchell: The Department for International Development (DFID) has received letters from four of the five organisations affected by the cancellation of funding on 17 May 2010.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has received from multilateral organisations since the announcement of his Department's review of multilateral aid spending on 9 June 2010.

Andrew Mitchell: The Department for international Development (DFID) has not received any direct representations from multilateral organisations since the announcement of the multilateral aid review on 9 June 2010. I have written to the heads of those multilateral organisations covered by the review to inform them of its purpose. My Department will continue to engage with these organisations during the review process.

Departmental Responsibilities

Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which external organisations  (a) he and  (b) other Ministers in his Department have met since their appointment; and what the purpose of each such meeting was.

Andrew Mitchell: The Department for International Development (DFID) publishes a list of all Ministerial meetings with outside interest groups every quarter. Details of ministerial meetings for the period 13 May to 31 July will be published in August.

Developing Countries: Maternity Services

Andrew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's aid programmes on maternal health and women's rights.

Andrew Mitchell: In the coming months the Department for International Development (DFID) will be reviewing its aid programme to determine how we can achieve better value for money for the taxpayer and accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
	Maternal health and women's rights are major priorities for the UK Government and an area which the Prime Minister has personally championed. We want to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights, including access to modern family planning methods and promoting women's choice in the developing world. The recent G8 Summit, which the Prime Minister attended, has delivered a significant boost to efforts to improve maternal and child health. It is estimated that the G8 Muskoka Initiative will prevent 1.3 million under five child deaths, 64,000 maternal deaths and enable an additional 12 million women to have access to modern family planning in the period 2010-15.

UN Agencies

Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he has had discussions with the head of the  (a) United Nations Development Programme,  (b) UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and  (c) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation since his appointment.

Andrew Mitchell: I have had discussions with Helen Clark and Irina Bokova several times. I have not yet had the opportunity to speak with Dr Jacques Diouf since the general election.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

Bangladesh: Counter-terrorism

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Bangladeshi government on allegations of human rights abuses relating to  (a) Faisal Mostafa,  (b) Gulam Mustafa and  (c) other British nationals committed by Bangladeshi counter-terrorism officials; whether the Government has requested the Bangladeshi authorities to investigate any British nationals; and if he will make a statement.

Alistair Burt: We take all allegations of mistreatment seriously and, with the consent of the individual concerned, raise them vigorously with the appropriate authorities.
	It is not our normal procedure to go into detail about individual consular cases as we have a duty to respect privacy. We have provided, and will continue to provide consular assistance to British nationals detained in Bangladesh in line with our publicly stated policy, and have raised various concerns with the Bangladeshi authorities at senior levels when asked to do so. In all our dealings with British nationals detained in Bangladesh their welfare is our primary concern.
	We have consistently called on Bangladesh to ensure that all arrests, detentions and trials are conducted with respect for fundamental individual rights, consistent with international obligations.
	It is the policy of the Government not to comment on operational intelligence matters, including whether we have asked foreign Governments to investigate British nationals.

Jamal Elshayyal

Andrew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the Israeli government on the case of Jamal Elshayyal following his detention on the Mavi Marmara.

Alistair Burt: I have raised several issues in relation to the British nationals who were on board Mavi Marmara with Israel's ambassador to the UK. Our ambassador to Israel and other members of the British embassy have also raised the matter on a number of occasions with the Israeli authorities. It has also been raised by the EU presidency, on behalf of EU heads of mission, with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
	Among the issues raised included that of three missing British passports, including Mr El Shayyal's. I can now confirm that we have recently received all three passports. These will be returned to the holders. The Government and officials on the ground have spent significant time and resources assisting British nationals in this case. We will continue to seek clarification on the missing possessions and to underline the importance of ensuring that the Commission established by Israel provides a full, credible, impartial and independent investigation that the international community can respect.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Constituencies

Alun Michael: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether his proposals to change parliamentary constituency boundaries will apply in the same way to each of the constituent part of the UK.

Mark Harper: Proposals to implement this aspect of the coalition agreement are being carefully considered within Government. Details will be announced in due course and Parliament will have the opportunity to debate them.

Dissolution

Kevin Brennan: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to proceed with his proposal for a 55 per cent. majority requirement to trigger a dissolution of Parliament if it is voted for by more than 50 per cent. but less than 55 per cent. of  (a) Members of the House and  (b) Members voting.

Mark Harper: As I made clear to the hon. Member on 22 June 2010,  Official Report, column 146, the Bill establishing Fixed Term Parliaments will be considered on the Floor of the House and Members will have the opportunity to debate it in detail then.

Voting Rights: Prisoners

Michael Dugher: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans his Department has to bring forward proposals to allow prisoners to vote in elections.

Mark Harper: The Government are considering afresh the best way forward on the issue of prisoner voting rights.

Youth Citizenship Commission

Jo Swinson: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Youth Citizenship Commission.

Mark Harper: The previous Government commissioned the Youth Citizenship Commission's report and responded to its recommendations in February this year. A link to their response is as follows:
	www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/333826/youthengagement.pdf

LEADER OF THE HOUSE

Members: Travel

Kevin Brennan: To ask the Leader of the House if he will introduce a scheme to pay for extended travel by  (a) all hon. Members and  (b) Opposition frontbench spokespersons.

George Young: The payment of expenses to hon. Members, including travel expenses, is a matter for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. There is a specific element of Short Money which is provided to meet the cost of official travel by Opposition front bench spokespeople.

Members: Travel

Kevin Brennan: To ask the Leader of the House how much was paid for extended travel by  (a) hon. Members,  (b) hon. Members of each of the three largest parties and  (c) hon. Members who were frontbench spokespersons for Opposition parties in each year of the 2005 to 2010 Parliament.

George Young: The overall amount paid to hon. Members for extended travel in each of the financial years from 2005-06 to 2010-11 was as follows:
	
		
			   £ 
			 2005-06 66,310 
			 2006-07 109,984 
			 2007-08 122,960 
			 2008-09 115,009 
			 2009-10 77,756 
			 2010-11 544 
		
	
	The remainder of the information is not available in the form requested and can be collated only at disproportionate cost.

JUSTICE

Cardiff Prison

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the budget was of HM Prison Cardiff for 2009-10; and what budget has been allocated to the prison for 2010-11.

Crispin Blunt: The budget for HMP Cardiff in 2009-10 was £16,318,824.
	The budget for HMP Cardiff for 2010-11 is £16,418,674.

Defamation

Denis MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to bring forward proposals for the reform of libel law.

Jonathan Djanogly: We are committed to reviewing the law on defamation to protect free speech, and are currently considering the issues involved.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  how many of his Department's contracts with its suppliers are under review as a result of the recently announced reductions in public expenditure; and what the monetary value is of all such contracts which are under review;
	(2)  how many officials in his Department are working on renegotiating contracts for the supply of goods and services to the Department as a result of recently announced reductions in public spending; what savings are expected to accrue to his Department from such renegotiations; how much expenditure his Department will incur on such renegotiations; and when such renegotiations will be completed.

Crispin Blunt: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is undertaking a review of 1,300 contracts with third party suppliers. The value of contracts under review is £1.6 billion per annum.
	There are 140 staff within MoJ that are engaged in renegotiating contracts for the supply of goods and services. It is expected that this exercise will take two years and result in savings in the region of £75 million. Using existing staff for this exercise will ensure that the Department does not incur additional expenditure.

Departmental Translation Services

Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what  (a) documents and  (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available.

Jonathan Djanogly: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) does not centrally collect information on the number, nature and cost of translations into languages other than English and it could be given only at disproportionate cost. This would involve contacting a large number of agencies associated with the department. Retrieving of the data would involve searching their individual records.
	The MoJ translates documents into Welsh, treating the Welsh and English languages on a basis of equality in accordance with Section 21 of the Welsh Language Act 1993.
	A formal Welsh Language scheme was commenced on 24 March 2010. The scheme covers my department's functions in three areas, policy development, recruitment and provision of services to the public. The scheme applies to the activities generally carried out under the corporate functions of this department.
	HM Courts Service Welsh Language Unit that supports the Ministry to meet its commitments to its published Welsh Language Scheme has been able to supply the information in following table.
	During 2009-10 the Welsh Language Unit translated 2,426 documents at a cost of £150,051. These documents were translated to meet the Ministry's Welsh Language Scheme.
	
		
			   Amount  Cost (£) 
			  MOJ   
			 Consultation Papers/Reports 16 16,414.63 
			 Various (Letters/notices/general information for customers/sentences/agenda/minutes/presentations/newsletters) 40 2,501.01 
			 Press Notice/Advert 6 456.25 
			 Changes to Forms/Leaflets 35 746.00 
			 LIBRA Offences 30 (1)- 
			 Proofreading 6 (1)- 
			 Total 133 20,117.89 
			
			  Judicial Appointments Commission   
			 Application Pack 11 4,119.75 
			 Completed Application Pack 1 34.50 
			 Advert 4 86.25 
			 Various (Letters/notices/general information for customers/sentences/agenda/minutes/presentations/newsletters) 4 782.00 
			 Total 20 5,022.50 
			
			  Legal Services Commission   
			 Various (Letters/notices/general information for customers/sentences/agenda/minutes/presentations/newsletters) 22 1,978.00 
			 Changes to Forms/Leaflets 4 328 
			 Consultation Papers/Reports 2 1,058.00 
			 Press Notice/Advert 2 92.00 
			 Proofreading 1 No cost 
			 Total 31 3,455.75 
			
			  OPG   
			 Consultation Papers/Reports 1 782.00 
			 Changes to Forms/Leaflets 4 1,559.50 
			 Total 5 2,341.50 
			
			  Tribunals Service   
			 Various (Letters/notices/general information for customers/sentences/agenda/minutes/presentations/newsletters) 12 854.63 
			 Consultation Papers/Reports 4 4,572 
			 Changes to Forms/Leaflets 3 87.38 
			 Website 1 2,726 
			 Total 20 8,240 
			
			  Wales Office   
			 Various (Letters/notices/general information for customers/sentences/agenda/minutes/presentations/newsletters) 17 875 
			 Consultation papers/reports 2 2,195 
			 Press notice/advert 84 5,147 
			 Total 103 8,217 
			
			  HMI Probation   
			 Various (letters/notices/general information for customers/sentences/agenda/minutes/presentations/newsletters) 4 1,165 
			 Consultation Papers/Reports 8 6,492 
			 Total 12 7,657 
			
			
			  HMCS   
			 HMCSHQ - 42 
			 HMCS (courts and office) - 2,060 
			 Total requests - 2,102 
			 Total external cost - 95,000 
			
			 Grand total amount - 2,426 
			 Grand total costs - 150,051 
			 (1) No cost

Dietary Supplements: Channel Islands

Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has had with the authorities in  (a) Jersey and  (b) Guernsey on progress in implementing the EU (i) Food Supplements Directive and (ii) Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation.

Jonathan Djanogly: My noble Friend the Minister of State for Justice (Lord McNally) who has policy responsibility for the Crown Dependencies in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has had no discussions with the authorities in Jersey and Guernsey about the Islands' implementation of the Food Supplements Directive and the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation. However, MoJ officials are regularly in touch with the Jersey and Guernsey governments about this and other matters.

Written Questions: Government Responses

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects to answer question 117, on departmental manpower, tabled on 27 May 2010.

Kenneth Clarke: I replied to the hon. Member on 22 June 2010,  Official Report, columns 128-29W. I apologise for the delay.

HEALTH

Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust

Mike Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons Sir David Varney has resigned as interim Chair of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust; and if he will make a statement.

Simon Burns: This is a matter for Sir David Varney and Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Carers

David Mowat: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals for an entitlement to free health checks for carers.

Paul Burstow: We are gathering evidence on the effectiveness of health checks for carers and the benefits that both the national health service and carers feel they derive from them. Early findings will be available in October 2010 and the final evaluation will be available in October 2011. Any decisions will be made in the light of this evidence and the spending review.

Departmental Pay

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2010,  Official Report, column 85W, on departmental manpower, what the salary range is of staff employed at each grade in the private office of each Minister in his Department.

Simon Burns: The salary ranges for staff in grades AO to Grade 6 in the Department, based in London are set out in the following table. These apply to staff in ministerial private offices.
	
		
			  £ 
			  Grade  Minimum  Maximum 
			 AO 19,579 23,120 
			 EO 23,767 29,600 
			 HEO 28,884 36,765 
			 Fast Stream 28,884 41,546 
			 SEO 35,948 45,118 
			 Grade 7 46,698 60,962 
			 Grade 6 57,967 73,828 
		
	
	Salary ranges for senior civil servants are set across the civil service by the Government following recommendations from the Senior Salaries Review Board. For SCS 1 grade these range from £58,200 to £117,800.

Departmental Standards

Jonathan Reynolds: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to review the effectiveness of the  (a) public service agreements and  (b) vital signs indicators within his Department's area of responsibility.

Simon Burns: We published the revised 2010-11 NHS Operating Framework on 21 June setting out our intention to review the clinical relevance of all existing Vital Signs indicators with the removal of those that have little or no clinical relevance for the next operating framework. There is no intention to review public service agreements which this Coalition has ended. A copy of the revised framework has already been placed in the Library.

Drugs: Prisons

Andrew Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what estimate he has made of the  (a) number and  (b) proportion of people in prison who were methadone users in each year since 1997;
	(2)  what estimate he has made of the  (a) number and  (b) proportion of people leaving prison in each year since 1997 who were methadone users.

Paul Burstow: Information on the number of individuals entering or leaving prison with an active methadone prescription is not collected centrally. However, data are available on the number of clinical drug interventions provided in prisons for drug dependency since 2007-08.
	In 2007-08, a total of 58,809 prisoners received a clinical drug intervention. Of these, 46,291 (79%) received detoxification and 12,518 (21%) a maintenance prescription for opioid dependency of either methadone or buprenorphine.
	In 2008-09, a total of 64,767 prisoners received a clinical drug intervention. Of these 45,135 (69%) received detoxification and 19,632 (31%) received a maintenance prescription for opioid dependency of either methadone or buprenorphine.
	In 2009-10, a total of 60,067 prisoners received a clinical drug intervention. Of these 36,323 (61%) received detoxification and 23,744 (39%) received a maintenance prescription for opioid dependency of either methadone or buprenorphine.
	Due to funding and implementation of clinical drug treatment services being phased throughout English prisons there has been a gradual year on year increase in the number of drug dependent prisoners accessing evidence-based treatment. Consequently, there has been an increase in the total number of prisoners receiving detoxification or a maintenance prescription.
	In prisons, methadone is only used for the treatment of drug dependency and all candidates for it are assessed and treated by medical professionals. Decisions regarding treatment are clinically based and the NHS commissions health services for people in prisons.

Drugs: Rehabilitation

Andrew Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  how many people have been prescribed methadone in each year since 1997;
	(2)  what the annual cost was of prescribing methadone for one patient in each year since 1997.

Anne Milton: Methadone is prescribed for a variety of clinical conditions, including the treatment of opioid (heroin) dependency, chronic pain and cough in terminal illness.
	The National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) collects information on the number of people receiving substitute prescribing interventions for substance misuse in England, but does not distinguish between methadone and the other drugs such as buprenorphine which are also recommended for that purpose by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
	NDTMS data on the number of people receiving substitute prescribing for the period 2005-06 - 2008-09 are given as follows.
	
		
			   Prescribing 
			 2005-06 110,374 
			 2006-07 122,841 
			 2007-08 138,719 
			 2008-09 149,986 
		
	
	Figures prior to 2003 are not available and due to a change in NDTMS methodology in 2008-09, comparable trend data are only available from 2005-06.
	Information about the annual cost of prescribing methadone for each person in specialist drug treatment is not collected. However, in 2007-08 a one-off unit cost exercise was carried out by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, which assessed the average cost of prescribing interventions (including methadone and buprenorphine) per individual per day, during that year. The exercise calculated the cost of specialist prescribing at £6.81 per day, which included dispensing and keyworking costs but not the costs associated with psychosocial or other support interventions received by the individual at the same time.

Food: Labelling

Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will seek to ensure that any EU legislation on a traffic-light colour coding food labelling system is not mandatory in the UK.

Anne Milton: The proposal from the European Commission currently under negotiation in the European Parliament and Council proposes front of pack nutrition labelling information with percentage reference intakes for certain nutrients. It would also allow other forms of expression of the nutrition information as part of national schemes. Although the European Parliament has recently given its opinion in first reading on the proposal negotiations are ongoing with final agreement between the European Parliament and Council not expected until late 2011.

General Practitioners: Bournemouth

Tobias Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons Ofsted will have responsibility for inspecting Denmark Road medical surgery in Bournemouth East constituency.

Simon Burns: The Department is not aware of any proposed Ofsted inspections of this medical surgery. However, there are two inspection remits under which Ofsted might visit such a medical surgery-during inspections of children's centres and during safeguarding and looked after children inspections, conducted jointly with the Care Quality Commission.

Health Services: Liverpool

David Mowat: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether any exemptions in respect of changes in patient flows in  (a) Warrington and  (b) Halton hospital have been made as part of the approval process for the new hospital in Liverpool.

Simon Burns: This information is not held centrally.
	However, the North West strategic health authority (SHA) confirms that process of patient flow and income was assessed as part of the outline business case for proposals for the new hospital development in Liverpool. This information can be obtained direct from the SHA.

HIV Infection: Health Services

Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of management of the transition of children and young people  (a) with and  (b) with family members affected by HIV (i) into adolescent services and (ii) from adolescent to adult services.

Anne Milton: It is for primary care trusts to commission and manage transition arrangements for young people with HIV moving to adolescent, family or adult services. Transitional HIV care should be provided as part of an HIV clinical network and take account of guidance produced by the British HIV Association and the Children's HIV Association. Additionally, in 2007 the Department published good practice guidance on improving the transition of young people with long-term conditions from children's to adult services.
	Data from the latest Health Protection Agency's Survey of Prevalent HIV Infections Diagnosed shows that in 2008 there were 971 children under 14 years receiving HIV care. The British HIV Association's (BHIVA) 2007 standards for HIV make reference to the commissioning of services for families, children and adolescents and their transition into adult services. BHIVA and the Children's HIV Association are in the process of producing clinical guidelines for the treatment and care of adolescents with HIV and transitional care arrangements.
	Following the introduction of routine antenatal HIV screening for all pregnant women in 1999 the number of children born in the United Kingdom with HIV has reduced dramatically since the vast majority of pregnant women accept an HIV test. The estimated proportion of exposed infants (born to both diagnosed and undiagnosed HIV-infected women) who became infected has decreased from 12% in 1999 to approximately 2% in 2007. Almost all the children diagnosed with HIV in 2008 were reported to have been infected through mother-to-child transmission, and 60% of them were born abroad.

Hospitals: Durham

Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what steps he plans to take to improve healthcare provision in the areas which would have been served by the proposed North Tees and Hartlepool hospital;
	(2)  how much has been spent under each budgetary heading on the proposed North Tees and Hartlepool hospital;
	(3)  what costs his Department will incur under each budgetary heading consequent on the cancellation of the contract for the North Tees and Hartlepool hospital;
	(4)  on what date the decision to cancel the proposed North Tees and Hartlepool hospital was made;
	(5)  what criteria he used in assessing whether the North Tees and Hartlepool hospital programme represented value for money; and if he will make a statement.

Simon Burns: The Government's review of spending decisions taken since 1 January this year was to ensure that all the schemes considered were affordable, good value for money and consistent with the Government's priorities. The proposed hospital building scheme for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS foundation trust was assessed against a number of other such NHS build projects at the same stage of development. The announcement of its cancellation formed part of the statement given by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the House on 17 June.
	Where major NHS service changes are proposed, they must meet the strengthened criteria for such decisions as set out in a letter from the NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson of 20 May to Monitor and all NHS chief executives. This is to ensure that, in future, all service changes must be led by clinicians and patients and not be driven from the top down.
	In these harder economic times it is essential that all major hospital building projects must be affordable and provide value for money for the taxpayer. For foundation trusts in particular, all proposals must be consistent with their independent status in terms of their reduced reliance on departmental support. As a foundation trust, North Tees and Hartlepool has borrowing powers and other mechanisms available to it to fund alternative capital investment plans.
	The trust will have incurred costs in working up the proposals, in developing the business case and in performing the feasibility studies behind it. As an independent foundation trust this information is a matter for Monitor (the statutory name for the independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts) and may be obtained by writing to the chairman of Monitor.
	The business case approved in March 2010 anticipated a request from the trust to the Department for £8 million to buy the land on the Wynyard Park site for the new hospital. This request was received and met by the Department. If the trust acquired land for which it has no further use than it can be sold to recover the funding.
	The local strategic health authority and primary care trust have both pledged to continue working closely with all local NHS organisations to plan and develop the best possible health services for the population of Hartlepool and North Tees and to ensure that the wider 'Momentum Project7-involving bringing health care services closer to communities-will continue.

Hospitals: Durham

Iain Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to implement the recommendations of the Darzi review of acute health services north of the River Tees.

Simon Burns: The recommendations of the Darzi review of acute health services north of the River Tees were superseded by the advice provided by the Independent Reconfiguration Panel to the then Secretary of State for Health in December 2006. This advice formed the basis of the 'Momentum: Pathways to Healthcare programme' which was developed by the local national health service to provide a new health care system for the people of Stockton, Hartlepool, Easington and Sedgefield. We understand that NHS Hartlepool and NHS Stockton-on-Tees will continue to work closely with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust on delivering the wider Momentum programme, and will be discussing the options available with the trust.

Hospitals: Durham

Iain Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the implementation of recommendations of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.

Simon Burns: It is the responsibility of the local national health service to ensure implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel, provided those recommendations are first endorsed by the Secretary of State for Health.

Hospitals: Telephones

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will undertake an investigation into the standard of provision and cost of bedside telephones in hospitals; and if he will make a statement.

Simon Burns: The provision of these services is a local matter between individual national health service trusts and their chosen supplier. The Department is not party to these contracts. As set out in 'The Coalition: our programme for government', we want to free NHS staff from political micromanagement.
	The bedside television and telephone systems provide additional choice for patients and enables them to enjoy benefits they expect to have while in hospital. There is a charge for the provision of these services, which the patient pays directly to the supplier, should they choose to use the services.

King George Hospital Ilford

Mike Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has received the report of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel on the future of King George Hospital, Ilford; whether he plans to publish the report; what recent representations he has received on the future of the hospital; and what plans he has to change the range of services provided at King George Hospital, Ilford.

Simon Burns: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has considered and endorsed the initial advice from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel following the referral made by the London borough of Redbridge Health Scrutiny Committee. The advice of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel was subsequently published on its website on 24 June 2010. This can be viewed at:
	www.irpanel.org.uk
	There have been no recent representations received by the Department on the future of King George hospital. Any proposals to change the range of services at King George hospital will be considered as part of the review of all service change proposals affecting London recently announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State.

Lipoedema: Health Services

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent  (a) representations he has received and  (b) guidance his Department has issued to primary care trusts on the treatment of classic lipoedema in the UK.

Paul Burstow: The Department has received no representations and has issued no guidance to primary care trusts (PCTs) on classic lipoedema. It is for PCTs to assess the health needs of their populations and take that into account when commissioning services. Information on this condition for patients and clinicians is available from the website of the Lympoedema Support Network and other sources.

Mental Health Services: Children

Jonathan Reynolds: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how he plans to ensure that primary care trusts involve  (a) children and young people who access mental health services,  (b) parents of children and young people who access mental health services and  (c) mental health professionals working in child and adolescent mental health services in the process for commissioning child and adolescent mental health services at local level.

Paul Burstow: The Government are committed to ensuring a stronger voice for patients and enabling general practitioners (GPs) to commission care on their behalf. The details of what will be required under GP commissioning and during the transition period for primary care trusts are currently being considered.
	The National CAMHS Support Service has been funded to carry out a project promoting the participation of children and young people in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The project promotes user participation standards for CAMHS, maps the extent and level of user participation activity in CAMHS, and will develop an online tool for commissioners and providers to improve interaction with children and young people.

NHS: Pay

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  how many and what proportion of national health service employees in Colchester constituency will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public sector workers;
	(2)  how many and what proportion of national health service employees will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public sector workers.

Simon Burns: In England, an estimated 820,000 NHS employees currently earn a full-time equivalent (FTE) salary of over £21,000. This is approximately 64% of the Health and Community Health Services (HCHS) work force.
	Information on pay is not collected by constituency. Of the HCHS staff employed in the North East Essex primary care trust and the Colchester university hospital NHS trust, 64% currently earn an FTE salary of over £21,000. This equates to an estimated 3,200 HCHS staff.

Prescription Drugs

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on allowing patients access to drugs recommended by a consultant but not yet evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

Simon Burns: Where the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has not issued guidance on a particular drug or treatment, it is for primary care trusts to make decisions on the funding of such treatments. The Department has made it clear in good practice guidance that an absence of NICE guidance alone is not an acceptable reason to refuse funding for a treatment and patients have a legal right to expect funding decisions to be made rationally following a proper consideration of the available evidence.

BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS

Automotive Council

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 
	(1)  what funding he intends to allocate to the Automotive Council to implement the recommendations of the recent report of the New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team;
	(2)  what plans he has for the future of the Automotive Council; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the recent report of the New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team on the Future of the Automotive Industry in the UK.

Mark Prisk: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State (as Joint Chair) and I will be attending the Government/industry Automotive Council meeting on 1 July where we will discuss a range of issues on the Council work plan. Strengthening the UK-based automotive supply chain and maximising the benefit to the UK of new and green automotive technologies were two key areas on which the New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team recommendations focused and the Council is already taking work forward in these two areas; working with the Government and with the support of the members of the Supply Chain Working Group and the Technology Working Group. These work areas will continue to be the two priorities.

Broadband: Witham

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of  (a) households and  (b) businesses in Witham constituency have access to internet broadband speeds of 2 mega megabits per second or higher.

Edward Vaizey: Based on the data available to BIS, which estimates service availability based on length of telephone lines, approximately 89% of households and 84% businesses have access to broadband at 2 Mbps via BT exchanges in the Witham constituency. Access to this speed would be dependent on distance from the exchange, peak time use and wiring in the home. There is also wireless provision in this constituency, which would potentially enable more households and businesses to have access to a 2 Mbps service. Only a physical test of a line would determine its actual service performance in each case.

Business: Government Assistance

Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding will be available from the new Enterprise Capital Fund in  (a) England,  (b) the North East and  (c) Newcastle.

Mark Prisk: The new Enterprise Capital Fund will provide up to £25 million of Government funding towards a total fund size of up to £37.5 million. Capital for Enterprise Limited will continue final stages of due diligence before a mandate is awarded. This fund will support early stage entrepreneurial growth businesses from across the UK and will have no specific allocations either at national, regional or city level.

Business: Greater London

David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses in  (a) London Borough of Bexley and  (b) Greater London were registered for VAT in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many new businesses registered for VAT in the same period.

David Gauke: I have been asked to reply.
	Between 2005 and 2007, the number of businesses which registered for VAT during the year in  (a) the borough of Bexley and  (b) Greater London were as shown in the following table:
	
		
			  New VAT registrations 
			  Number 
			   2005  2006  2007 
			 Borough of Bexley 560 560 680 
			 The London region 34,485 34,820 41,260 
			  Source: 'Business Start-ups and Closures: VAT Registrations and De-registrations', published by the Department for Businesses Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in November 2008. This report is no longer published. 
		
	
	It is not possible to tell how many of these new VAT registrations were for business start-ups rather than businesses which were previously operating below the VAT registration threshold, or are a component of another established business.

Companies House: Nantgarw

Owen Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the South Wales Valleys of the proposed closure of the Nantgarw office of Companies House; and if he will make a statement.

Edward Davey: None. Companies House has taken the operational decision to establish a project to consider early closure of its Nantgarw office. There will be no resultant job losses but the project will assess all costs and benefits arising from the prospective closure.

Competition

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the introduction of a provision to ensure that mergers and takeovers operate in the public interest.

Edward Davey: The Government believe the rules governing takeovers should be examined to ensure they are appropriate. The takeover panel's current consultation on options for amending the Takeover Code is very welcome in this regard. The outcome of that work will inform the Government's thinking about what, if any, further measures it might take.

Co-operatives and Social Enterprises

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on support for  (a) co-operatives and  (b) social enterprises.

Mark Prisk: The coalition agreement commits us to supporting the creation and expansion of co-operatives, mutuals, charities and social enterprises, and enabling these groups to have a much greater involvement in the running of public services. BIS Ministers will work closely with the Minister for Civil Society on this agenda, and in particular to ensure that Government are creating the right conditions to stimulate growth, support business enterprise, promote innovation and improve access to finance in order to meet the new economic and social challenges we are currently facing.

Departmental Mobile Phones

Mark Tami: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 17 June 2010,  Official Report, column 501W, on departmental mobile phones, what the  (a) purchase cost of the handset,  (b) network provider,  (c) type of tariff and  (d) name of the supplier is in respect of the mobile device issued to each Minister in his Department.

Edward Davey: holding answer 24 June 2010
	The information requested is as follows:
	 (a) The purchase cost of handsets is nil.
	 (b) The network provider is Vodafone.
	 (c)The tariffs are standard Government tariffs.
	 (d) The supplier of the mobile devices is Vodafone.

Departmental Mobile Phones

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2010,  Official Report, column 534W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the  (a) purchase cost of the handset,  (b) network provider,  (c) type of tariff and  (c) name of the supplier is in respect of the (i) mobile telephone issued to the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning and (ii) the BlackBerry devices issued to (A) him, (B) the Minister of State for Universities and Science, (C) the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, (D) the Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs and (E) the Parliamentary Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Edward Davey: The information requested is as follows:
	 ( a) The purchase cost of handsets is nil.
	 ( b) The network provider is Vodafone.
	 ( c) The tariffs are standard Government tariffs.
	 ( d) The supplier of the mobile devices is Vodafone.

Departmental Recruitment

Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the advertisement of job vacancies within his Department; and if he will make a statement.

Edward Davey: Any internal vacancy arising in the Department would first be offered to surplus members of staff (those without a post but actively seeking another position) and then advertised within the Department to eligible members of staff. No post will be advertised to non-civil servants unless I have agreed that the post is business critical or is a front line post that directly deliver a service to the public or to business.

Dietary Supplements: Channel Islands

Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has made a recent estimate of the monetary value of the trade in food supplements and other health products from the Channel Islands which are imported into the UK.

Edward Davey: This information is not available. For the purposes of the Overseas Trade Statistics, 'UK' is defined as Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and the UK part of the Continental Shelf, so the Overseas Trade Statistics do not cover trade between these places.

East of England Development Agency

Robert Halfon: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the  (a) running costs and  (b) expenditure on projects were of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) in 2009-10; what the salary of the EEDA's Chief Executive was in 2009-10; how much was spent on (i) taxis, (ii) expenses for the Chief Executive and (iii) expenses for other senior officials of the agency in 2009-10; whether the Chief Executive was provided with an official car in 2009-10; and what other benefits the Chief Executive received in 2009-10.

Mark Prisk: The East of England Development Agency's (EEDA's) running costs and expenditure on programme projects in 2009-10 were as follows:
	 (a) 2009-10 running costs: £13.6 million
	 (b) 2009-10 expenditure on programme projects: £116.9 million.
	The details requested of the salary and benefits for of EEDA's chief executive in 2009-10 are as follows:
	(a) Salary: £140,772
	(b) Spent on taxis: £175
	(c) Spent on other expenses: £1,082 (expenses are defined as reimbursed costs incurred while conducting EEDA business)
	(d) Other benefits received: bonus £13,761; lease car £3,260.
	No official car, as defined as the use of a private car with driver, has ever been provided for EEDA's chief executive and this includes 2009-10(1).
	Seven other senior officials at EEDA were reimbursed a total of £10,008 in expenses in 2009-10(2).
	(1) The chief executive has the choice to opt in or out of EEDA's lease car scheme in the same way as other qualifying staff.
	(2) 'Senior officials' is defined as those members of the senior management team whose remuneration is reported in EEDA's annual report and accounts.

East of England Development Agency

Robert Halfon: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) property, (b) staff and  (c) administration of each overseas office of the East of England Development Agency in the last 24 months; how much the agency has spent on (i) hotels and (ii) taxis overseas in that period; how many overseas journeys (A) agency staff and (B) accompanying spouses made in that period, and at what cost; what expenses were claimed for on each journey, under each cost category; how many such journeys were undertaken by first-class (1) air and (2) rail travel; and how much and at what rate agency officials claimed in mileage expenses in that period.

Mark Prisk: The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) does not administer any overseas offices. No costs were incurred for property, staff or administration of overseas offices by EEDA in the last 24 months.
	EEDA spent a total of £12,405 on overseas travel, including costs for hotels and taxis, in the two years ending 31 March 2010 although to provide full details by cost category requested would incur disproportionate cost. Journeys were undertaken by 23 different staff and Board Members over the two year period. There were no accompanying spouse costs included in this sum.
	EEDA's policy is for staff to travel in standard class unless in exceptional circumstances. As such no costs were incurred for either first class air travel or first class train travel in the last 24 months.
	In the last 24 months, EEDA officials claimed £383,000 in mileage expenses. This reflects the fact that agency staff are required to travel across the region in order to carry out their work. In line with HM Revenue and Customs recommended rates, this was claimed at a maximum rate of 40p per mile by staff using their own cars. Rates when using leased vehicles were in the range 11p - 17p per mile.

East of England Development Agency

Robert Halfon: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding from the East of England Development Agency was allocated to Harlow in each year since the agency was established; how much of the allocated funding was spent; and on which projects it was spent.

Mark Prisk: The Department allocates budgets to Regional Development Agencies. The agencies determine which projects to support, subject to the terms of the Accountability and Financial Framework and their delegated financial authorities. RDAs' investments have been guided by the Regional Economic Strategy and their Corporate Plans. The Department does not hold details of individual projects supported by the RDAs within their delegated financial authorities.

East of England Development Agency: Great Yarmouth

Brandon Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the East of England Development Agency spent on projects and programmes in Great Yarmouth in the last 24 months.

Mark Prisk: The Department allocates budgets to Regional Development Agencies. The Agencies determine which projects to support, subject to the terms of the Accountability and Financial Framework and their delegated financial authorities. RDAs' investments have been guided by the Regional Economic Strategy and their Corporate Plans. The Department does not hold details of individual projects supported by the RDAs within their delegated financial authorities.

Education Maintenance Allowance

Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects his Department to conclude its review of the education maintenance allowance scheme.

Nick Gibb: I have been asked to reply.
	I can confirm that the education maintenance allowance (EMA) will be paid in full this year. In addition, eligible students may also get support for child care costs through the care to learn scheme, and hardship funds are provided to eligible students through discretionary learner support funds.

Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees

Zac Goldsmith: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2010,  Official Report, column 456W, on fossil fuels: export credits guarantees, what steps he plans to take to end Export Credits Guarantee Department support for future fossil fuel energy projects.

Edward Davey: Ministers will be considering with ECGD, UKTI and other Departments how best to take forward the commitment in the coalition programme to
	"ensure that UK Trade and Investment and the Export Credits Guarantee Department become champions for British companies that develop and export innovative green technologies around the world, instead of supporting investment in dirty fossil-fuel energy production."
	An announcement will be made in due course.

Higher Education: Finance

Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effects on university funding of the introduction of the points-based system of immigration.

David Willetts: Overall assessments of the impact of the points-based system, including tier 4 (students), on universities, businesses and other users were published by the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) in 2008 when the new system was introduced. A further impact assessment was published in April 2010, following the changes made earlier this year, in which UKBA stated that there would be no "impact on the ability of institutions to recruit and earn revenue from genuine [international] students."
	In 2008/09, UK higher education institutions received £2.2 billion in tuition fee income from students from outside the European Union, 8.7% of their total income. International student numbers have continued to grow over recent years. According to data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) the number of enrolments from non-EEA students in 2008/09, the latest year for which figures are available, shows an increase of 9.4% over the previous year.

Higher Education: Hartlepool

Iain Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to increase the provision of higher education facilities and courses in Hartlepool constituency.

David Willetts: There are no specific plans to increase the provision of higher education facilities in the Hartlepool constituency. It is for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to make decisions on the future allocation of student numbers in line with their established criteria. A range of higher education courses are available in Hartlepool. Cleveland College of Art and Design has a site in Hartlepool dedicated to higher education provision which is validated by Teesside University. In addition, Hartlepool Sixth Form College and Hartlepool College of FE have seen significant growth in higher education numbers over the last few years. Hartlepool Sixth Form College delivers provision franchised from the University of Sunderland, while Hartlepool College of FE works with both the University of Sunderland and the Teesside University. Hartlepool College of FE is also in the process of building a new state-of-the-art college on the existing town centre site. I look forward to the completion of this new college and welcome the contribution made by all three colleges in Hartlepool.

Local Enterprise Zones: Hastings

Amber Rudd: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he consider the merits of designating Hastings as a borough eligible for the establishment of a local enterprise zone; and if he will make a statement.

Mark Prisk: holding answer 24 June 2010
	The former Enterprise Zone programme concluded in 2006, when the final Enterprise Zones reached the end of their designated period. The Government do believe that local authorities have a vital role in incentivising business growth, including in less prosperous areas. A White Paper this summer will set out proposals for growth, including the right framework of incentives.

Post Offices

Stephen Gilbert: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2010,  Official Report, column 536W, on post offices, where each of the 48 Post Office Essential pilots is located.

Edward Davey: I have asked David Smith, the managing director of Post Office Ltd, to respond directly to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the House Libraries.

Post Offices

Stephen Gilbert: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what criteria are being used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Post Office Essential pilots.

Edward Davey: I have asked David Smith, the managing director of Post Office Ltd, to respond directly to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the House Libraries.

Rolls Royce: Hucknall

Gloria De Piero: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the management of Rolls Royce on its plans to outsource overseas the highly skilled sheet metal work jobs at its Hucknall Sheet Metal Work plant.

Vincent Cable: I have had no discussions with the management of Rolls-Royce with regards to its plans at its Hucknall Sheet Metal Work plant.

Sheffield Forgemasters: Loans

Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 
	(1)  which private sector companies have made representations to his Department on the review of the loan proposal for Sheffield Forgemasters;
	(2)  what representations he has received from private sector companies in relation to the review of the proposed loan to Sheffield Forgemasters.

Mark Prisk: The Department has received one letter from a company chairman enquiring into the state aid position of the proposed loan. No further representations from private sector companies have been received by my Department during the review of the loan proposal for Sheffield Forgemasters.

Summertime

Charlie Elphicke: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent consideration his Department has given to ending the application of British Summer Time.

Edward Davey: We are aware that there are a range of views on this subject. While the Government do not propose to change current arrangements, we continue to listen to representations we receive and consider any evidence presented to us.

Summertime

Brandon Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has set a timetable for reviewing the use of British Summer Time.

Edward Davey: The Government have no current plans to review the existing British Summer Time arrangements but will continue to listen to arguments for and against change.

UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the target market countries of the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation  (a) were in 2009-10 and  (b) are in 2010-11.

Mark Prisk: The UKTI Defence and Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) priority markets in 2009/10 and in 2010/11 are listed as follows:
	 UKTI DSO priority defence and security markets 2009/10
	Algeria
	Australia
	Brazil
	Denmark
	Greece
	India
	Iraq
	Japan
	Kuwait
	Libya
	Malaysia
	Mexico
	Oman
	Saudi Arabia
	South Africa
	South Korea
	Turkey
	UAE
	USA
	 UKTI DSO priority defence and security markets 2010/11
	Algeria
	Australia
	Brazil
	Brunei
	India
	Iraq
	Japan
	Kuwait
	Libya
	Malaysia
	Mexico
	Oman
	Pakistan
	South Korea
	Saudi Arabia
	Turkey
	UAE
	USA

West Midlands

Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much he expects to be saved consequent on reductions in spending on  (a) his Department's programmes and  (b) non-governmental organisations in the West Midlands for which his Department is responsible made in order to contribute to the £100 million reduction in expenditure set out by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 24 May 2010.

Edward Davey: Estimates of the regional impact of programme savings have not yet been made.
	The £100 million saving equates to approximately 11% of the overall running costs for the Department and we are expecting that saving to be applied across BIS and its partner organisations in all regions. The precise allocation of savings to particular organisations is still being decided.

EDUCATION

Academies: Wigan

Lisa Nandy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education which schools in the metropolitan borough of Wigan  (a) he has invited to apply for academy status and  (b) have applied for academy status.

Nick Gibb: The Secretary of State for Education wrote to all schools inviting them to register their interest in becoming an academy. The letters are available on the Department's website at:
	http://www.education.gov.uk/academies
	No school in Wigan has yet applied for academy status.

Building Schools for the Future Programme

Laura Sandys: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much capital funding was allocated to schools in South Thanet constituency in  (a) 1997 and  (b) the latest year for which information is available.

Nick Gibb: The Department does not keep schools capital allocation data on a constituency level basis. £26.6 million was allocated to Kent in the financial year 1996-97, and £147.9 million is the allocation for the financial year 2010-11 in current plans.

Class Sizes: Thanet

Laura Sandys: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the teacher-pupil ratio is in each school in South Thanet constituency.

Nick Gibb: The following table provides the within school pupil:teacher ratios in publicly funded schools in South Thanet constituency in January 2009.
	
		
			  Within-school pupil:teacher ratios in publicly funded schools( 1) , January 2009, Coverage: South Thanet constituency 
			   School unique reference number  Local authority number  Establishment number  Pupil:teacher ratio( 2) 
			  Academies 
			 The Marlowe Academy 128,340 886 6,906 14.2 
			  
			  Primary schools 
			 Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs 118,534 886 2,603 20.4 
			 Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School 118,406 886 2,329 28.7 
			 Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School 118,745 886 3,351 21.3 
			 Chilton Primary School 118,530 886 2,596 24.3 
			 Cliftonville Primary School 118,542 886 2,617 20.8 
			 Dame Janet Community Infant School 118,413 886 2,339 20.6 
			 Dame Janet Community Junior School 118,412 886 2,338 20.3 
			 Ellington Infant School 118,414 886 2,340 25.6 
			 Goodnestone Church of England Primary School 118,686 886 3,168 18.0 
			 Newington Community Primary School 135,214 886 3,918 18.4 
			 Newlands Primary School 118,562 886 2,647 21.3 
			 Palm Bay Primary School 118,583 886 2,672 23.9 
			 Preston Primary School 118,401 886 2,322 20.3 
			 Priory Infant School 118,416 886 2,345 22.5 
			 Ramsgate, Christ Church Church of England Junior School 118,700 886 3,196 21.4 
			 Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 118,751 886 3,364 25.4 
			 Sandwich Infant School 118,547 886 2,626 20.0 
			 Sandwich Junior School 118,548 886 2,627 21.3 
			 St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School 118,764 886 3,722 20.4 
			 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs 131,126 886 3,890 24.7 
			 St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior School 118,752 886 3,371 25.4 
			 St Mildred's Primary Infant School 118,405 886 2,328 25.2 
			 St Peter-In-Thanet CofE Junior School 118,750 886 3,360 24.0 
			 Upton Junior School 118,489 886 2,523 22.9 
			 Wingham Primary School 118,403 886 2,326 22.1 
			 Worth Primary School 118,404 886 2,327 16.3 
			  
			  Constituency primary within School PTR22.2 
			  
			  Secondary schools 
			 Chatham House Grammar School for Boys 118,934 886 5,462 17.5 
			 Clarendon House Grammar School 118,809 886 4,118 15.3 
			 Dane Court Grammar School 118,932 886 5,460 15.1 
			 Ellington School for Girls 118,811 886 4,122 16.4 
			 Sandwich Technology School 118,935 886 5,463 16.9 
			 Sir Roger Manwood's School 118,900 886 5,428 14.9 
			 St George's Church of England Foundation School 118,919 886 5,447 15.0 
			 The Charles Dickens School 118,910 886 5,438 18.4 
			 The Hereson School 118,812 886 4,123 16.0 
			  
			  Constituency secondary within School PTR16.1 
			  
			  Special schools 
			 Bradstow School(3) 101,095 212 7,077 5.1 
			 Laleham Gap School 134,971 886 7,073 6.1 
			 Stone Bay School 119,056 886 7,058 6.9 
			 The Foreland School 119,041 886 7,040 6.2 
			  
			  Constituency special within School PTR6.1 
			 (1) Local authority maintained schools and academies. Special schools exclude non-maintained special schools. (2) The within-school PTR is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed.  (3) Bradstow School, whilst situated geographically in the constituency, is maintained by Wandsworth local authority.   Source:  School Census.

Departmental Official Hospitality

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what budget his Department has allocated for entertainment, including alcohol, in each of the next three years.

Michael Gove: The Department does not allocate a budget for the provision of entertainment or alcohol. All expenditure is made in accordance with published departmental guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on the principles set out in Treasury guidance "Managing Public Money".
	As this is the last year of the spending review period CSR07, the Department does not have an allocated budget for the years 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Sharon Hodgson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether the proposed further phase of the Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme to fund work by the third sector to improve educational outcomes will proceed.

Tim Loughton: Decisions on the funding priorities for the Department for Education including the future scope of the Children, Young People and Families Grant programme from April 2011 are currently still under consideration. As soon as the Department is in a position to provide clarity, we will, of course, make a formal announcement.

Departmental Publications

Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what  (a) documents and  (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available.

Michael Gove: The information requested cannot be supplied without incurring disproportionate cost.

Education: Finance

David Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate has been made of the likely reduction in the number of  (a) jobs and  (b) specific projects as a consequence of the reduction in his Department's area-based grants to Sheffield city council announced on 10 June 2010.

Nick Gibb: holding answer 16 June 2010
	Local Government, like the rest of the public sector is being asked to make a contribution to the £6.2 billion of cross Government savings in 2010-11. This will enable the Government to take immediate action to tackle the UK's unprecedented deficit inherited from the previous. Where revenue grants have been reduced, no local authority will face a reduction of more than 2%. Sheffield will see a reduction of 1%in their overall funding from Central Government in 2010-11. The Government have also announced further removal from ring fencing of central government revenue and capital grants. This gives councils extra flexibility to make decisions about where savings are found. It is for local authorities to manage the reduction across all their funding sources to protect frontline services. This flexibility means that reductions in spending could be managed without a reduction in jobs or frontline services.

Eleven Plus: Dartford

Gareth Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of pupils in each primary school in Dartford constituency passed the 11 plus examination in each of the last five years.

Nick Gibb: This information is not held centrally.

Free School Meals

Edward Balls: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the funding of universal free school meals pilot due to begin in September 2010.

Nick Gibb: The Secretary of State's letter to the right hon. Member on 7 June, which is now in the Libraries, confirms that we are committed to ensuring that the Department does not make unaffordable promises for the future, and that spending is focused on priorities that best support the coalition Government's two primary educational objectives-raising standards for all and narrowing the gap between rich and poor. Having examined the options in depth, The Secretary of State has decided that we will not be able to proceed with the free school meal pilots that were due to start in September this year, nor the extension of free school meals to some primary school children this year. We will continue the existing pilots in Durham, Newham and Wolverhampton so as to assess better the case for increasing eligibility in the future.

Free School Meals

Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will bring forward proposals to extend to students in further education institutions the free school meal scheme available to 16-19 year olds studying in sixth forms.

Nick Gibb: There are no plans to extend free school meal eligibility to include students in further education institutions. Discretionary learner support funds are available to provide exceptional short-term financial support for eligible learners aged 16 to 18. This funding exists to respond to hardship needs that are preventing learners from engaging or completing their course.

Free Schools

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what measures are in place to prevent  (a) academy,  (b) state and  (c) state-funded independent schools from being (i) operated and (ii) managed by a group with a narrow or factional objective.

Nick Gibb: Proprietors of academies and independent schools are subject to a vetting process at the initial application stage which examines whether they are a fit and proper person to run a school. This includes an enhanced CRB check and background suitability checks which includes the activities of the organisation/individuals. Individuals may be prohibited from taking part in the management of an independent school on grounds relating to misconduct.
	State-funded independent schools will be established as academies, and all proposals to establish such schools will be subject to similar rigorous checks. Generally, the Secretary of State would expect that all proposals will comply with all aspects of the rigorous suitability and vetting tests throughout the application process, including due diligence and CRB checks and will reject any proposers who advocate violence, intolerance, hatred or whose ideology runs counter to the UK's democratic values. Where there are serious concerns about the quality of leadership and management provided by a governing body in maintained schools, local authorities currently have statutory powers to intervene in certain circumstances. These powers can include appointing additional governors to a school or applying to the Secretary of State for permission to replace the governing body with an Interim Executive Board to lead the changes required in the school.

Free Schools

Edward Balls: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many free schools opening his Department has made budgetary provision for in  (a) 2010-11,  (b) 2011-12 and  (c) 2012-13.

Nick Gibb: Future plans for all education funding depends on the spending review which has yet to be undertaken. These plans will include provision for the introduction of free schools. Details, including numbers, will be published as part of the spending settlement later this year.

GCSE

Tristram Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Education 
	(1)  how many GCSE A*-C grades or equivalents obtained by pupils at maintained schools other than academy schools in 2008-09 were for  (a) academic GCSEs,  (b) applied GCSEs and  (c) other qualifications judged to be equivalent to A*-C grade at GCSE;
	(2)  what proportion of GCSE A*-C grades or equivalent obtained by pupils at academy schools in 2008-09 was for  (a) an academic GCSE,  (b) an applied GCSE and  (c) another qualification judged to be equivalent to an A*-C GCSE;
	(3)  what percentage of key stage 4 examination entries in non-academy maintained schools in 2008-09 were for  (a) academic GCSEs,  (b) applied GCSEs and  (c) other qualifications judged to be equivalent to A* to C grade at GCSE;
	(4)  what proportion of key stage 4 examination entries in academy schools in 2008-09 were for  (a) academic GCSEs,  (b) applied GCSEs and  (c) other qualifications judged to be equivalent to A* to C at grade GCSE.

Nick Gibb: The information requested is presented in the following table:
	
		
			  Entries and A*-C pass volumes of selected GCSE and equivalent qualifications by pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2008/09 by school type 
			   Volume( 1)  and proportion of entries- academic GCSEs( 2)  Volume and proportion of entries- applied GCSEs( 3)  Volume and proportion of entries-other qualifications equivalent to A*-C GCSE( 4) 
			   Volume  Percentage  Volume  Percentage  Volume  Percentage 
			 Maintained schools other than academy schools-total A*-C passes 2,932,390 73 122,361 3 980,232 24 
			
			 Academy schools-total A*-C passes 71,424 49 3,909 3 69,513 48 
			
			 Maintained schools other than academy schools-total entries(5) 4,411,371 78 219,762 4 992,289 18 
			
			 Academy schools-total entries(5) 127,160 62 7,549 4 70,237 34 
			 (1) Volume is expressed in terms of total GCSE-sized entries-for example a GCSE double award contributes two GCSEs to the overall volume and a short course contributes a half. (2) Academic GCSEs include full, short course and double award GCSEs. (3) Applied GCSEs include single and double awards. (4) Other qualifications equivalent to an A*-C GCSE include level 2 qualifications that contribute to a school's five A*-C threshold in the Achievement and Attainment Tables such as BTEC/OCR certificates and diplomas, Basic/key/functional skills, Level 2 NVQs and VRQs. GCE/Applied AS levels taken by key stage 4 pupils are also included here. (5) Entries in qualifications at level 1 and below (i.e. those that cannot achieve a pass equivalent to a grade A*-C) are not included in this answer.

GCSE

Tristram Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of key stage four examination entries in each school which was subsequently replaced by an academy school was for a GCSE, excluding applied GCSEs the last year before the school was replaced by an academy school.

Nick Gibb: The requested information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

GCSE: Doncaster

Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children at schools in  (a) Don Valley constituency and  (b) Doncaster borough have obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year since 1997.

Nick Gibb: The number of pupils attending maintained schools in Don Valley constituency achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C including equivalents in each year since 2004/05 is given in the following table. Data for years prior to 2004/05 can only be provided at a disproportionate cost. Figures showing the percentage of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C including equivalents for all constituencies between 2004/05 and 2008/09 have been placed in the House Libraries.
	
		
			  Number of pupils achieving five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent attending maintained schools in Don Valley parliamentary constituency 2004/05 to 2008/09( 1,2) 
			   Total number of pupils  Number of pupils achieving 5 + A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent 
			 2004/05 1,412 609 
			 2005/06 1,412 733 
			 2006/07 1,474 877 
			 2007/08 1,429 921 
			 2008/09 1,383 943 
			 (1) Pupils at the end of key stage 4 (2) Includes pupils attending all maintained schools including academies, city technology colleges and special schools located in Don Valley constituency.  Source: National Pupil Database (Final data) 
		
	
	The number of pupils attending maintained schools in Doncaster borough achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C including equivalents in each year since 1996/97 is given in the following table.
	
		
			  Number of pupils attending maintained schools in Doncaster borough achieving five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent 1996/97 to 2008/09( 1,2,3) 
			   Total number of pupils  Number of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent 
			 1996/97 3,558 1,202 
			 1997/98 3,562 1,213 
			 1998/99 3,583 1,298 
			 1999/2000 3,570 1,315 
			 2000/01 3,686 1,471 
			 2001/02 3,782 1,496 
			 2002/03 3,801 1,529 
			 2003/04 3,780 1,550 
			 2004/05 3,795 1,696 
			 2005/06 3,847 1,998 
			 2006/07 3,848 2,225 
			 2007/08 3,800 2,408 
			 2008/09 3,681 2,658 
			 (1) From 1997/98 includes GNVQ equivalences and from 2003/04 other equivalences approved for use pre-16. (2) Figures for 2004/05 onwards are based on pupils at the end of key stage 4. Data for previous years are based on pupils aged 15-years-old at the start of the academic year. (3) Includes pupils attending all maintained schools including academies, city technology colleges and special schools. Includes those schools maintained by Doncaster local authority.  Source: School Achievement and Attainment Tables (final data)

Home Education

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what  (a) financial provision and  (b) other assistance local education authorities are required to offer to home-educated children and young people for them to take public examinations.

Nick Gibb: holding answer 21 June 2010
	Local authorities are not required to offer any financial or other assistance to home-educated children and young people to enable them to take public examinations, although they have the discretion to do so. Under current arrangements home educators take on the full financial responsibility for educating their children, including the costs of public examinations.

Home Education

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what support local education authorities are required to offer to home-educated children and young people with special educational needs who  (a) have a statement and  (b) do not have a statement.

Nick Gibb: holding answer 21 June 2010
	Under current legislation local authorities are not required to support home-educated children with special educational needs. Under the Education Act 1996, local authorities have the power to provide support to the parents of home educated children with special educational needs, whether statemented or not, if they wish to do so.
	For home-educated children with statements of special educational need, local authorities have a duty to assure themselves that the provision being made by the parents is suitable to the child's special educational needs. Local authorities must also review those statements at least annually to ensure the provision continues to be appropriate.

Non-teaching Staff

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the proportion of lessons that were supervised by unqualified non-teaching staff in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Tim Loughton: The information requested is not held centrally.

Pupils: Disadvantaged

Glenda Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education which  (a) primary and  (b) secondary schools in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency will receive the pupil premium; and what amount the premium will be in each case.

Nick Gibb: The Government are committed to the introduction of a pupil premium for disadvantaged children, and we will bring forward our proposals in due course.

Pupils: Sikhs

David Hanson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he has had discussions with Ministerial colleagues on Government policy on the carrying of kirpans in schools; and if he will make a statement.

Nick Gibb: The Department is liaising with the Home Office, the Sikh community and the Equality and Human Rights Commission on pupils carrying a kirpan in school. We aim to achieve a consensus which will help schools to resolve any doubts they may have about the law and agreed practice.

Schools: Admissions

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will provide assistance to children and young people who wish to attend schools outside their local authority areas.

Nick Gibb: For children of compulsory school age whose nearest suitable school is beyond the statutory walking distances of two miles for pupils below the age of eight and three miles for those aged eight and over, local authorities are required to make arrangements for free transport, regardless of whether the school is in another local authority.

Schools: Doncaster

Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Education 
	(1)  how many maintained schools in  (a) Don Valley and  (b) the Doncaster borough council area were rebuilt or refurbished between 1997 and 2010;
	(2)  what plans he has to rebuild and refurbish secondary schools in  (a) Don Valley and  (b) the Doncaster borough council area.

Nick Gibb: Data received from Doncaster council show that in Don Valley between 1997 and 2010, two schools had entirely new school buildings, one school had 80% or more of its floor area refurbished, and seven schools had between 50% and 80% of their floor area refurbished. In the Borough of Doncaster between 1997 and 2010, eight schools had entirely new school buildings, six schools had 80% or more of their floor area refurbished, and 30 schools had between 50% and 80% of their floor area refurbished. In addition, some schools had smaller scale projects, but the numbers cannot be determined from the data.
	The Department is currently reviewing the Building Schools for the Future programme to ensure that we can build schools more effectively and more cost-efficiently in the future.

Schools: Standards

Edward Balls: To ask the Secretary of State for Education 
	(1)  how many and what proportion of  (a) primary and  (b) secondary schools previously judged outstanding by Ofsted received subsequent inspection ratings of (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory and (iv) inadequate in the latest period for which figures are available;
	(2)  what proportion of pupils in  (a) primary and  (b) secondary schools rated as outstanding by Ofsted are (i) eligible for free school meals, (ii) looked after children and (iii) have a special educational need.

Nick Gibb: These are matters for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the right hon. Member and copies of her replies have been placed in the Libraries.

Secondary Education: Admissions

Simon Reevell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many parents in the Kirklees local authority area appealed against the decision on their child's secondary school place in each of the last five years; how many of those appeals were upheld; and if he will make a statement.

Nick Gibb: The available information is shown in the table.
	
		
			  Appeals by parents against non-admission of their children to local authority maintained secondary schools, 2004/05 to 2008/09, Kirklees local authority 
			Number of appeals( 1) 
			   Number of school admissions September to January  Lodged  Heard  In parent's favour 
			 2004/05 6,134 492 300 122 
			 2005/06 6,167 420 267 113 
			 2006/07 6,209 383 252 151 
			 2007/08 6,117 440 282 111 
			 2008/09 6,158 409 271 95 
			 (1) Some appeals are resolved before they reach a panel hearing (a place at an alternative school is accepted after an appeal has been lodged; the same parent can lodge appeals for more than one school but will not pursue them all).   Note:  The latest information was published in the Statistical First Release 'Admissions Appeals for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools in England, 2008/09' and can be found at: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000934/index.shtml  Source:  Admission Appeals Survey and School Census.

Special Educational Needs

Richard Fuller: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps the Government plans to take to maintain and strengthen the role of special schools.

Sarah Teather: We will reform the school system so that children with special educational needs and disabilities get the best possible support. We will halt the unnecessary closure of special schools, improve diagnostic assessment for schoolchildren, and remove the bias towards inclusion. We have introduced legislation to make it possible, for the first time, for special schools to become academies. We are committed to offering special schools the additional freedoms that we are giving mainstream schools.

HOME DEPARTMENT

Drugs

Andrew Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the level of illegal drug use in England.

James Brokenshire: Levels of illegal drug use among adults aged 16 to 59 in England and Wales are measured using the British Crime Survey. The latest figures for 2008-09 show that:
	10.1% had used an illicit drug in the last year; and
	3.7% of adults had used a Class A drug in the last year.
	The Smoking, Drinking and Drug use survey provides measures of drug use among 11 to 15-year-olds in England. The latest figures for 2008 show that 15% of pupils reported taking drugs in the last year.

Defendant Anonymity: Rape Trials

Kate Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with police forces on the implications for them of the Government's proposals to extend anonymity to defendants in rape trials.

Lynne Featherstone: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department has had a number of discussion with her Cabinet colleague, the Secretary of State for Justice. We have made it clear that we will progress out commitment on this subject with the care it merits. Our consideration of the options will of course include a full examination of any impact on police investigations.

CCTV

Stephen McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to regulate the use of CCTV in public places; and if she will make a statement.

James Brokenshire: In our Coalition programme for government, as part of our work around safeguarding civil liberties, we have stated that we will further regulate CCTV. We will bring forward detailed proposals in due course.

Administration: Police Time

Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations she has received on the amount of time spent on administrative tasks by police officers each year.

Nick Herbert: When I have spoken to police officers, they have asked us to help free them up to do the job that they are paid to do. I am committed to returning common sense to policing, which means getting officers back onto the streets, dealing with crime. And not sitting behind desks filling out forms, to meet targets.

Deportation

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many EU citizens have been deported for reasons other than criminal activity in the last 12 months.

Damian Green: The UK Border Agency does not deport EU citizens for reasons other than criminal convictions or proceedings.
	In the last 12 months 14 EU citizens have been removed through the process of administrative removal.

Anti-Slavery Day

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions her Department has had on setting the date for an Anti-Slavery Day under the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010.

Damian Green: The Government will be bringing forward proposals shortly for an Anti-Slavery Day.

Antisocial Behaviour: Crime Prevention

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  what representations she has received from Mr Howard Stapleton on the legality of the ultrasonic antisocial behaviour deterrent device, Mosquito; and if she will make a statement;
	(2)  if she will ask the Health and Safety Executive to investigate the effects of the ultrasonic antisocial behaviour deterrent device, Mosquito;
	(3)  if she will assess the Council of Europe's report, Prohibiting the marketing and use of the Mosquito youth dispersal device with regard to her responsibilities for the prevention of crime; if she will bring forward proposals in line with the report's recommendations to prohibit the device; and if she will make a statement;
	(4)  whether her Department has issued guidance to police and local authorities on the use of the ultrasonic anti-social behaviour deterrent device, Mosquito.

Nick Herbert: I have not received any representations from Mr Stapleton about the Mosquito. I have no plans to investigate the effects of the device. In relation to the Council of Europe Report and the issue of guidance, our stance is that we do not see this as an issue on which we should intervene.
	We believe that it is for local agencies dealing with antisocial behaviour to decide whether or not to use the devices and to use them according to the manufacturer's instructions. The UK Health and Safety Executive has concluded that based on the information and evidence available, while some short-term subjective effects are possible with prolonged exposure, there would appear to be little likelihood of people exposed to this device suffering long term ill health.
	If citizens wish to complain about use of the devices they may contact their local environmental health officer. There is legislation available which can be used against statutory noise nuisance. To date we know of no such complaints being made.
	Of course, should evidence be produced that these devices are harmful to hearing or health in the longer term we would reconsider our position.

Asylum: Scotland

William Bain: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements have been made for the transit of asylum seekers in Scotland to Yarl's Wood to await deportation; and what assessment she has made of arrangements for the safety and well-being of the children being transported.

Damian Green: The UK Border Agency takes health and emotional wellbeing of those in its care very seriously; this is particularly true of children who are regrettably detained-with their parents-pending their removal after they refuse to leave the UK voluntarily. A new duty was introduced in November 2009, contained in the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, which requires the Agency to protect and promote the welfare of children. The Office of the Children's Champion, which includes professional advisers, is responsible for challenging the Agency to ensure it meets its obligations, and they provide advice and support to those responsible for detention and escorting matters.
	Prior to any transfer to Yarl's Wood, a number of assessments are made to take specific account of the safeguarding and welfare of adults and family members making the journey. These include:
	The size of vehicle required to accommodate the whole family together;
	The length of the journey to ensure adequate comfort breaks, suitable child activity packs, dietary requirements and refreshments;
	Appropriate clothing for the weather;
	Feeding and changing facilities for babies and any requirement for child safety chairs and booster seats.
	Yarl's Wood is provided with all health records, welfare assessments and care plans, documenting any special needs or support in place for the family to ensure continuity of care.
	On arrival at the receiving centre all adults and children are individually re-assessed by a nurse within two hours and an appointment made for them to see a GP the following day. In line with the Centre's safeguarding arrangements the children continue to have their welfare monitored and assessed on a regular basis by the multi-disciplinary team of health care, educational, operational and other staff, together with the resident senior social worker.

Children: Abuse

Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reports she has received on the examination of a six-year old child in the adult sexual assault referral centre in Liverpool on 28 March 2010; and if she will make a statement.

James Brokenshire: holding answer 24 June 2010
	I have been provided with briefing on this case. I understand local agencies are investigating the background to this incident.
	Sexual assault referral centres are highly skilled one-stop locations where victims of recent sexual assault can receive medical care and counselling quickly and empathetically, and which allow for the collection of forensic evidence for potential prosecutions. They provide services that are tailored to the needs of victims and underpinned by principles of dignity, respect and belief.
	Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010 sets out the PCT role in commissioning sexual assault referral services (SARS) which comply with the standards for paediatric forensic medical services-'Service Specification for the Clinical Evaluation of Children and Young People who may have been sexually abused'-published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2009.

Counter-terrorism: Birmingham

Roger Godsiff: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many CCTV cameras have been installed in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency under Project Champion.

James Brokenshire: The numbers of both ANPR and CCTV cameras installed under Project Champion is set out in the table:
	
		
			  Ward  ANPR cameras  CCTV cameras 
			 Hall Green 2 1 
			 Moseley and Kings Heath 18 0 
			 Sparkbrook 33 9

Crime

Richard Harrington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to maintain public confidence in Government crime statistics.

Nick Herbert: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 22 June 2010,  Official Report, column 145W.

Departmental Manpower

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many  (a) special advisers and  (b) press officers are employed by her Department; and at what Civil Service pay grade in each such case.

Nick Herbert: The Home Office is allocated two special advisers who are appointed in accordance with article 3(2) of the Civil Service Order in Council 1995 (as amended). Information on the Home Office special advisers was published by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 10 June 2010,  Official Report, columns 32-34WS.
	The total number of press officers is given in the table. The total includes those employed to cover core Home Office business, such as counter-terrorism, policing, crime, passports and immigration policy, as well as the press officers located across the country who cover operational immigration and border security issues.
	
		
			  Press officers employed by the Home Office 
			  Pay grade  Full-time equivalent 
			 SIO 11.89 
			 IO 35 
			 AIO 2 
			 Total 48.89

Departmental Official Cars

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Government  (a) cars and  (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in her Department.

Nick Herbert: Under the last Government, five Government cars and five drivers from the Government Car Service were allocated to departmental Ministers. The Home Secretary had a car allocated by the Metropolitan Police Service.
	The new ministerial code, published on 21 May 2010, contains changes that affect ministerial entitlement to travel by Government Car Service. Paragraph 10.13 states that:
	"the number of Ministers with allocated cars and drivers will be kept to a minimum, taking into account security and other relevant considerations. Other Ministers will be entitled to use cars from the Government Car Service Pool as needed".
	The Department for Transport and its Government Car and Despatch Agency are working with Departments to effect the transition to the new arrangements.
	Contracts have been terminated and are due to expire in August. As a result, no Home Office Ministers will be allocated Government cars and drivers from the GCS. The Home Secretary has a vehicle allocated to her by the MPS for security reasons.

Departmental Official Cars

Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the  (a) make,  (b) model and  (c) place of manufacture is of the car allocated for the use of each Minister in her Department.

Nick Herbert: Under the last Government, five Government cars and five drivers from the Government Car Service were allocated to Home Office Ministers. The Home Secretary had a car allocated by the Metropolitan Police Service.
	The Prime Minister published the Ministerial Code on 21 May 2010. Paragraph 10.13 of the code states:
	"the number of Ministers with allocated cars and drivers will be kept to a minimum taking into account security and other relevant considerations. Other Ministers will be entitled to use cars from the Government Car Service Pool as needed."
	Contracts have been terminated and are due to expire in August. As a result, no Home Office Ministers will have allocated Government cars and drivers from the GCS. The Home Secretary has a vehicle allocated to her by the MPS for security reasons.

DNA: Databases

Alan Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanism she plans to use to assess which DNA samples held on the DNA database belonging to those who were arrested but not convicted of a serious crime should remain on the database after three years; and what costs are to be taken into account as part of that assessment.

Theresa May: holding answer 24 June 2010
	 As part of the development of a DNA retention model that provides the protections of the Scottish model, we are examining a range of options before bringing forward detailed proposals to put in place a system which provides protection to the public while respecting the rights of those who have been arrested for but not convicted of an offence.
	Costs will be taken into consideration as part of the policy development process.

DNA: Databases

Alan Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evidence she has  (a) received and  (b) commissioned on the merits of retaining DNA evidence for (i) three years and (ii) six years.

Theresa May: holding answer 24 June 2010
	 I have not received any new evidence on the merits of retaining DNA evidence for three and six years. I have asked my officials to consider the feasibility of undertaking further analysis in this area. The Government are committed to adopting the protections of the Scottish model for the DNA database and will bring forward its proposals in due course.

Immigrants: English Language

William Bain: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether migrants are to have the right to appeal against the result of an English language test.

Damian Green: From autumn 2010, those seeking entry to the UK as the spouse or civil partner, fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner, unmarried partner or same sex partner of a British citizen or someone who is present and settled in the UK will need to provide evidence that they have passed an acceptable English test with one of the UK Border Agency's approved test providers. Appeals against individual English language test results will be a matter for the appeals procedure of the test provider.
	The UK Border Agency has an established procedure for appeals against a decision to refuse leave to enter the UK under the immigration rules.

Immigration Controls

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans her Department has to meet representatives of the British curry industry to discuss the effects of the points-based immigration system on recruitment to the industry.

Damian Green: The UK Border Agency works with the Restaurant and Hospitality sector which is represented on the UK Border Agency's Employers Taskforce by the British Hospitality Association (BHA).
	We welcome views on how our proposed limit on economic migration should operate in a way that is fair and practical for users of the system. Representatives in the curry industry can respond via our consultation, which was launched on 28 June.

Immigration Tribunals and Appeals

Richard Harrington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the Exchequer of  (a) immigration tribunals and appeals and  (b) reports compiled by country experts and medical experts was in the latest period for which figures are available.

Jonathan Djanogly: I have been asked to reply.
	The Ministry of Justice incurs expenditure in the cost of running the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT), which moved into the two-tier Tribunals Service structure on 15 February 2010 to become the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), and for the provision of legal aid.
	The running cost of the AIT was £117 million in 2009-10.
	The total cost of legal aid for immigration and asylum for 2009-10 was £90 million. This includes all legal advice and representation for immigration and asylum matters. It is not possible to disaggregate from this figure the amounts spent on work before the immigration tribunal from other work such as initial advice. While legal aid providers may commission experts and medical experts to provide reports it is not possible to identify how much was paid as the cost of these reports form part of providers' overall disbursement.

Internet: Children

David Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to ensure that children do not have access to age-restricted products and material on the internet.

James Brokenshire: The Government believe that those selling age-restricted goods should uphold the law on the sale of such items online as they do offline.
	The Government will consider whether further action is required in due course.

Methadone

Andrew Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the  (a) number and  (b) proportion of people arrested in each year since 1997 who were methadone users.

James Brokenshire: The information requested is not collected centrally.
	The arrests collection held by the Home Office does not include information on the drug misuse of persons arrested.

Nottinghamshire Police

Gloria De Piero: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the conclusions of the report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary into Nottinghamshire Constabulary; and what steps she plans to take to ensure the effectiveness of that constabulary.

Nick Herbert: holding answer 24 June 2010
	Monitoring and challenging police performance is the responsibility of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). Performance in Nottinghamshire Police Authority and Force is currently being monitored and challenged by HMIC to ensure that performance is improved following the publication of the Capability Review in March 2010.

Police Authorities: Pay

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has made an assessment of the level of transparency of the mechanisms by which police authorities publish details of the remuneration of authority members.

Nick Herbert: holding answer  21 June  2010
	No. Police authorities must publish the arrangements they have in place for the expenses and allowances of their members. Police authorities are to be replaced with directly elected individuals-the Government are determined to ensure that local democratic accountability in policing replaces the bureaucratic accountability of the past.

Police: Administration

Richard Harrington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations she has received on the amount of time spent by police officers on administrative tasks each year.

Nick Herbert: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 22 June 2010,  Official Report, column 149W.

Police: Business Interests

Denis MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will instruct chief constables to publish a list of any other employment undertaken by serving police officers in each police force.

Nick Herbert: The decision to publish information of this kind is a matter for police forces.

Police: Mobile IT

Caroline Dinenage: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations she has received on the changes in  (a) officer visibility and  (b) time taken to complete administrative tasks resulting from the pilot of mobile information technology devices issued to members of the Hampshire constabulary.

Nick Herbert: There have been no representations made to the Secretary of State on the changes in  (a) visibility and  (b) administrative tasks resulting from the pilot of mobile information technology devices issued to members of Hampshire constabulary.
	In autumn 2009 Hampshire constabulary equipped more than 300 police officers with mobile information technology devices. Work is ongoing to evaluate the impact mobile data is having on improvements in policing and service to the public.

Written Questions: Government Responses

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to answer question  (a) 228, on departmental official vehicles and  (b) 392, on departmental electronic equipment, tabled on 25 May 2010.

Nick Herbert: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given on 10 June 2010,  Official Report, column 226W and 22 June 2010,  Official Report, column 145W.

Zakir Abdul-Karim Naik

David Ward: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason she has prohibited Dr Zakir Abdul-Karim Naik from entering the UK.

Damian Green: The Home Secretary excluded Dr Naik because she considered that his presence in the UK would not be conducive to the public good. A number of statements made by Dr Naik justifying terrorism and fostering hatred are evidence of his unacceptable behaviour.

CABINET OFFICE

Average Earnings: Redcar

Ian Swales: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the most recent estimate is of the number of people in Redcar constituency who earn less than £7,450 per annum.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the most recent estimate is of the number of people in Redcar constituency who earn less than £7,450 per annum. (4381)
	Annual levels of earnings are estimated from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), and are provided for all employees on adult rates of pay, who have been in the same job for more than a year. The ASHE, carried out in April each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It is a sample of all employees who are members of pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) schemes.
	ASHE methodology cannot be used to provide estimates of the numbers of employees whose earnings are less than a specific amount, but can be used to provide an estimate of the percentage of employees in that category. Unfortunately, because of small sample sizes, ONS is unable to produce a statistically reliable estimate for the percentage of employees in Redcar constituency who earn less than £7,450 per annum.

Average Earnings: Redcar

Ian Swales: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average individual annual income was in Redcar constituency in each of the last five years.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the average individual annual income was in Redcar constituency in each of the last five years. (4589).
	Table 1 shows the estimated average net annual equivalised household income in Redcar parliamentary constituency, both before and after housing costs, in 2007/08, the latest year for which data are available and for 2004/05, the year previous to 2007/08 for which data are available. Incomes are presented net of income tax payments. National Insurance contributions and Council tax. The incomes are equivalised to take account of each household's size and composition, in recognition of how these affect their standard of living. Data for individuals are not available.
	The estimates provided are based on small area statistics published by the ONS. They are classed as experimental statistics which means they have been developed in accordance with the principles set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice but have yet to be fully accredited as National Statistics.
	These estimates, as with any involving sample surveys, are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
	
		
			  Table 1: Average net annual equivalised household income in Redcar parliamentary constituency, 2004-05 and 2007-08( 1,2,3,4) 
			  £ per year 
			   Mean income (before housing costs)( 5)  Mean income (after housing costs)( 5) 
			 2004-05 18,100 16,300 
			 2007-08 20,100 17,500 
			 (1) Incomes are presented net of income tax payments, National Insurance contributions and Council tax. (2) Figures rounded to the nearest £100. (3) Data for both years are based on the 2010 parliamentary constituency boundaries. (4) Data are presented in current prices (unadjusted for the effects of inflation). (5) Housing costs include rent (gross of housing benefit), water charges, mortgage interest payments, structural insurance, ground rent and service charges.  Source: Office for National Statistics

Average Earnings: Yorkshire and the Humber

Simon Reevell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average income of an individual was in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the average income of an individual was in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five years (4359).
	Table 1 shows the estimated average net weekly equivalised household income in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber, both before and after housing costs, in 2007/08, the latest year for which data are available and for 2004/05, the year previous to 2007/08 for which data are available. Incomes are presented net of income tax payments, National Insurance contributions and Council tax. The incomes are equivalised to take account of each household's size and composition, in recognition of how these affect their standard of living. Data for individuals are not available.
	The estimates provided are based on small area statistics published by the ONS. They are classed as experimental statistics which means they have been developed in accordance with the principles set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice but have yet to be fully accredited as National Statistics.
	These estimates, as with any involving sample surveys, are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
	
		
			  Table 1: Average net weekly equivalised household income in the parliamentary constituency areas of Yorkshire and the Humber, 2004-05 and 2007-08( 1, 2, 3, 4) 
			  £ per week 
			   2004-05  2007-08 
			   Mean income (before housing costs)( 5)  Mean income (after housing costs)( 5)  Mean income (before housing costs)( 5)  Mean income (after housing costs)( 5) 
			 Barnsley Central 350 310 410 370 
			 Barnsley East 330 290 390 350 
			 Batley and Spen 370 340 400 360 
			 Beverley and Holderness 410 380 460 430 
			 Bradford East 320 290 340 300 
			 Bradford South 360 320 390 340 
			 Bradford West 330 300 360 310 
			 Brigg and Goole 370 340 430 390 
			 Calder Valley 420 380 450 400 
			 Cleethorpes 360 340 420 380 
			 Colne Valley 420 380 450 400 
			 Dewsbury 400 360 430 380 
			 Don Valley 360 340 420 380 
			 Doncaster Central 340 310 400 350 
			 Doncaster North 340 300 390 350 
			 East Yorkshire 370 350 430 390 
			 Elmet and Rothwell 440 400 510 450 
			 Great Grimsby 340 310 380 330 
			 Halifax 370 340 400 360 
			 Haltemprice and Howden 420 390 480 450 
			 Harrogate and Knaresborough 460 430 530 460 
			 Hemsworth 370 330 430 380 
			 Huddersfield 370 320 390 340 
			 Keighley 410 380 450 400 
			 Kingston upon Hull East 340 300 370 330 
			 Kingston upon Hull North 340 290 370 320 
			 Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 350 320 380 340 
			 Leeds Central 330 270 380 300 
			 Leeds East 350 310 390 340 
			 Leeds North East 450 410 480 420 
			 Leeds North West 440 390 500 410 
			 Leeds West 370 320 410 340 
			 Morley and Outwood 400 360 450 400 
			 Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 340 310 410 360 
			 Penistone and Stocksbridge 400 360 450 420 
			 Pudsey 440 400 480 440 
			 Richmond (Yorks) 430 390 480 430 
			 Rother Valley 380 340 440 390 
			 Rotherham 330 290 390 340 
			 Scarborough and Whitby 360 340 420 370 
			 Scunthorpe 350 320 410 350 
			 Selby and Ainsty 420 390 480 430 
			 Sheffield Central 370 310 420 340 
			 Sheffield South East 360 320 400 370 
			 Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough 330 280 360 320 
			 Sheffield. Hallam 500 470 560 500 
			 Sheffield, Heeley 350 320 400 360 
			 Shipley 450 420 500 450 
			 Skipton and Ripon 420 390 480 440 
			 Thirsk and Walton 390 370 460 410 
			 Wakefield 380 340 440 380 
			 Wentworth and Dearne 330 300 400 350 
			 York Central 400 360 460 380 
			 York Outer 430 400 510 440 
			 (1) Incomes are presented net of income tax payments. national insurance contributions and council tax.  (2) Figures rounded to the nearest £10.  (3) Data for both years are according to the 2010 parliamentary constituency boundaries, based on data by middle layer super output area.  (4) Data are presented in current prices (unadjusted tor the effects of inflation).  (5) Housing costs include rent (gross of housing benefit), water charges, mortgage interest payments, structural insurance, ground rent and service charges.   Source:  Office for National Statistics.

Business: Essex

Robert Halfon: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many businesses employ fewer than 50 people in each local authority area in the ceremonial county of Essex.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many businesses employ fewer than 50 people in each local authority area in ceremonial Essex.
	Annual statistics on business counts are available from the ONS release UK Business: Activity, Size and Location at:
	www.statistics.gov.uk
	The attached table contains data from 2009 and shows the count of VAT and/or PAYE based enterprises between 0 and 50 employees in each local authority for the County of Essex.
	
		
			  Count of VAT and/or PAYE based enterprises between 0 and 50 employees in each local authority for County of Essex 
			   Number 
			 Essex county 52,465 
			 Basildon 5,360 
			 Braintree 5,945 
			 Brentwood 3,290 
			 Castle Point 2,735 
			 Chelmsford 6,115 
			 Colchester 6,010 
			 Epping Forest 6,135 
			 Harlow 2,095 
			 Maldon 3,115 
			 Rochford 3,015 
			 Tendring 4,050 
			 Uttlesford 4,600

Business: Witham

Priti Patel: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many small and medium-sized businesses were operating in Witham constituency in each year since 1997.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many small and medium-sized businesses were operating in Witham constituency in each year since 1997.
	Annual statistics on business counts are available from the ONS release UK Business: Activity, Size and Location at www.statistics.gov.uk. Data are only from 2004 to 2009 and are for the ward areas that cover the new constituency of Witham, by employee size.
	
		
			  Count of VAT and/or PAYE based enterprises for the area that covers the new constituency of Witham. 
			   Employee size 
			   0-49  50-249 
			 2004 3,475 55 
			 2005 3,545 55 
			 2006 3,540 65 
			 2007 3,650 60 
			 2008 3,740 55 
			 2009 3,735 55

Citizens' Advice Bureaux

Richard Fuller: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will bring forward proposals to strengthen the role of citizens advice bureaux as part of the Government's programme for a big society.

Nick Hurd: The citizens advice bureaux play a vital role in providing free, impartial and independent advice.
	It would be for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to consider any review of the role of citizens advice bureaux through their responsibility for promoting and sponsoring the Citizens Advice Service on behalf of all Government Departments.
	The remuneration for the Chair and members as agreed by the previous Government are shown in the following table:
	
		
			  Name of NDPB  Remuneration for Chair  Remuneration for member 
			  Executive NDPBs   
			 Capacitybuilders £18,000 pa (1)- 
			 Commission for the Compact £45,000 pa £257.56 per day 
			
			  Advisory NDPBs   
			 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments £0 £0 
			 Civil Service Appeal Board £390 per day Deputy Chair £370 per day. Other members £190 per day (plus £47.50 preparation fee for each case prepared). 
			 Committee on Standards in Public Life £50,000 pa £240 per day 
			 House of Lords Appointments Commission £8,000 pa £3,000 pa 
			 Main Honours Advisory Committee £0 £0 
			 Office for the Civil Society Advisory Body £12,500 pa £250 per day 
			 Security Commission £0 £282 per day 
			 Security Vetting Appeals Panel £785 per day Deputy (x 1) £785 per day; Deputy Chair (x 2) unpaid (serving members of judiciary). 
			 Senior Salaries Review Body £350 per day £300 per day 
			 (1) The latest figures for remuneration of Board members for Capacitybuilders are for 2008-09 and are published in their annual report. This can be found at: www.capacitybuilders.org.uk 
		
	
	Members can claim reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred in the course of the work in line with the appropriate Cabinet Office rules on financial expenditure.

Civil Servants: Recruitment

John Pugh: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he has taken to improve the efficiency of government recruitment processes following publication of the National Audit Office report on Recruiting Civil Servants Effectively in February 2009; and if he will make a statement.

Francis Maude: The Government are driving down the cost of recruitment across the civil service. In May 2010 we announced a recruitment freeze, restrictions to advertising spend on recruitment campaigns and a requirement that all central Government vacancies be advertised online.
	In addition, the Government are progressing a range of initiatives to improve efficiencies in recruitment processes across central Government. The Next Generation HR programme is designed to standardise processes, and remove cost and time from the recruitment process.

Community Work

Robert Halfon: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what arrangements he plans to make for trials of the Government's new community organisers scheme; and if he will make a statement.

Nick Hurd: The 'Communities Organisers' programme is currently being developed by the Cabinet Office and Communities and Local Government. This programme will train 5,000 Community Organisers over the lifetime of this Parliament. They will act as local catalysts, mobilisers and enablers to help galvanise change where the local community wants change. There are currently no plans for a trial.

Departmental Manpower

David Anderson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his estimate is of the cost to the public purse of proposed reductions in numbers of non-frontline staff in his Department and its agencies.

Francis Maude: No cost estimate has been produced at this stage. The detailed allocation of the Cabinet Office's share of the £6 billion savings is still being finalised.

Departmental NDPBs

Helen Jones: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what non-departmental public bodies his Department is responsible; what remuneration is given to  (a) the chair and  (b) members of each such body; and at what rate expenses under each category are paid in respect of the chair and members of each body.

Francis Maude: As at 31 May 2010, the Cabinet Office was responsible for nine advisory non-departmental public bodies and two executive bodies.
	The remuneration for the chair and members as agreed by the previous government are listed below:
	
		
			  Name of NDPB  Remuneration for chair  Remuneration for member 
			  Executive NDPBs   
			 Capacitybuilders £18,000 per annum (1-) 
			 Commission for the Compact £45,000 per annum £257.56 per day 
			
			  Advisory NDPBs   
			 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments £0 £0 
			 Civil Service Appeal Board £390 per day Deputy Chair £370 per day. Other members £190 per day (plus £47.50 preparation fee for each case prepared) 
			 Committee on Standards in Public Life £50,000 per annum £240 per day 
			 House of Lords Appointments Commission £8,000 per annum £3,000 per annum 
			 Main Honours Advisory Committee £0 £0 
			 Office for the Civil Society Advisory Body £12,500 per annum £250 per day 
			 Security Commission £0 £282 per day 
			 Security Vetting Appeals Panel £785 per day Deputy (x 1) £785 per day; Deputy Chair (x 2) unpaid (serving members of judiciary) 
			 Senior Salaries Review Body £350 per day £300 per day 
			 (1 )The latest figures for remuneration of board members for Capacitybuilders are for 2008-09 and are published in their annual report. This can be found at: www.capacitybuilders.org.uk 
		
	
	Members can claim reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred in the course of the work in line with the appropriate Cabinet Office rules on financial expenditure.

Departmental Official Cars

Tom Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many Government  (a) cars and  (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in his Department.

Francis Maude: The current interim arrangements for the Cabinet Office are three allocated cars and drivers. The three contracts have been cancelled and are currently within the cancellation notice period. In addition, Ministers may have the use of pool cars. I personally use my bicycle as much as I can.
	The new Ministerial Code, published on 21 May 2010, contains changes that affect ministerial entitlement to travel by Government car. It states that
	"the number of Ministers with allocated cars and drivers will be kept to a minimum, taking into account security and other relevant considerations. Other Ministers will be entitled to use cars from the Government Car Service Pool as needed."
	The Department for Transport and its Government Car and Despatch Agency are working with Departments to effect the transition to the new arrangements.
	The Ministerial Code, published on 21 May 2010, is available on the Cabinet Office website, and in the Libraries of the House.

Departmental Official Cars

Tom Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many Government (a) cars and  (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in the Leader of the House's Office.

Francis Maude: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave today.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Gordon Banks: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many contracts between his Department and with its suppliers in respect of  (a) the Cabinet Office,  (b) the Office of the Leader of the House and  (c) the Prime Minister's Office are under review as a result of the recently announced reductions in public expenditure; and what the monetary value is of all such contracts which are under review.

Francis Maude: The Prime Minister's Office and the Office of the Leader of the House are integral parts of the Cabinet Office.
	The Efficiency and Reform Group within the Cabinet Office is leading on the review and re-negotiation of Government contracts across all Government Departments. The review will identify priority contracts for re-negotiation.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Gordon Banks: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many officials in his Department are working on renegotiating contracts for the supply of goods and services to  (a) the Cabinet Office,  (b) the Prime Minister's office,  (c) the Deputy Prime Minister's office and  (d) the Office of the Leader of the House as a result of recently announced reductions in public spending; what savings are expected to accrue to his Department from such renegotiations; how much expenditure his Department will incur on such renegotiations; and when such renegotiations will be completed.

Francis Maude: The Prime Minister's Office, the Deputy Prime Minister's Office and the Office of the Leader of the House are integral parts of the Cabinet Office.
	The Department's contracts form part of the work on the re-negotiation of Government contracts being led by the Efficiency and Reform Group within the Cabinet Office, with the support of officials in other Departments. This work is ongoing and the savings that will accrue have yet to be determined.
	Information on the numbers of officials engaged in this exercise and the expenditure that will be incurred is not readily available and cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.

Departmental Redundancy Pay

David Anderson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his most recent estimate is of the annual cost to his Department of redundancy payments for  (a) front line and  (b) other staff employed by (i) his Department and (ii) its agency.

Francis Maude: No front line or other staff have been made redundant and consequently there are no redundancy costs at this time.

Departmental Statistics

Tom Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps his Department takes to ensure that the statistics it publishes comply with the provisions of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics; and if he will make a statement.

Francis Maude: The Cabinet Office does not currently produce any official statistics.

Electoral Register: Greater Manchester

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of  (a) the size of the adult population and  (b) the number of persons registered to vote resident in the (i) metropolitan borough of Tameside and (ii) metropolitan borough of Stockport.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your question asking what estimate has been made of (a) the size of the adult population and (b) the number of persons registered to vote resident in the (i) Metropolitan Borough of Tameside and (ii) Metropolitan Borough of Stockport (4659).
	The table shows (a) the mid-2009 estimated resident population aged 18 and over for the Metropolitan Boroughs of Tameside and Stockport, and (b) the number of people registered to vote in local government elections as at 1 December 2009, resident in Tameside and Stockport. These figures are the latest available.
	The resident population includes people resident in an area who arc not eligible to vote and the period of eligibility for residency used for the mid-year estimated population is different to that used for the registered local electorate. These factors affect the comparability of figures between data sources.
	
		
			  Estimated mid-year population and persons registered to vote, 2009 
			  Metropolitan boroughs  Number of people registered to vote 1 December 2009  Resident( 1 ) population aged 18+ mid-2009 
			 Stockport 220,112 224,000 
			 Tameside 166,529 167,000 
			 (1) Population estimates are rounded to the nearest thousand.   Source:  Office for National Statistics.

Employment: Witham

Priti Patel: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what proportion of people in Witham constituency were employed by small and medium-sized enterprises in each year since 1997; and what the equivalent figures were nationally in each such year.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many and what proportion of people in the area covered by Witham constituency were employed by small and medium-sized enterprises in each year since 1997; and what the equivalent figures were nationally in each such year. (3754)
	The table shows the number of employees within the size-band 0-10 employees and the number of employees within the size-band 11-200 employees for 1998 to 2008. Figures for 1997 are not available and for Witham figures are only available from 2003 onwards. Figures are only available based on the size of the individual site as opposed to the size of the enterprise.
	
		
			   Witham  Great Britain 
			   Small businesses  (1-10 employees)  Medium businesses  (11-200 employees)  Small businesses  (1-10 employees)  Medium businesses  (11-200 employees) 
			  Period  Number of employees (thousand)  Proportion of employees for small sized businesses  Number of employees (thousand)  Proportion of employees for medium sized businesses  Number of employees (thousand)  Proportion of employees for small sized businesses  Number of employees (thousand)  Proportion of employees for medium sized businesses 
			 1998 - - - - 5,198 21.5 11.654 48.3 
			 1999 - - - - 5,345 21.7 11,577 47.0 
			 2000 - - - - 5,435 21.7 12,040 48.1 
			 2001 - - - - 5,288 20.9 12,397 49.0 
			 2002 - - - - 5,279 20 8 12,472 49.1 
			 2003 8.6 28.9 16.3 54.7 5,246 20.5 12,548 49.1 
			 2004 8.6 29.3 15.8 53.7 5,271 20.3 12,711 49.1 
			 2005(1) 8.7 29.3 16.9 56.9 5,428 20.6 12,859 48.8 
			 2006(1) 8.8 29.5 16.6 55.7 5,459 20.9 12,536 47.9 
			 2007 9.2 30.4 15.9 52.5 5,518 20.9 12,616 47.7 
			 2008 9.3 30.6 15.8 52.0 5,574 21.0 12.557 47.4 
			 (1) Estimates for 2005 and earlier periods are on a different basis to those from 2006 onwards. An assessment of changes in survey methodology suggests that the estimated total number of employees (for GB at the whole economy level) was reduced by around 417 thousand. Direct comparisons of employee estimates over these different periods should therefore be treated with caution.  Source: Annual Business Inquiry

Food: Procurement

John Pugh: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans he has to increase the efficiency of public sector food procurement.

Francis Maude: Work to increase the efficiency of food procurement will be taken forward by the Efficiency and Reform Group as part of this Government's commitment to centralise the procurement of commodity goods and services across Government.

Government Departments: Manpower

Tom Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department's information-gathering exercise on non-payroll staff; what the timescale was for organisations to respond to requests for information; how many organisations  (a) responded and  (b) failed to respond to such requests; and whether he plans to publish further such figures on his Department's website.

Francis Maude: The information gathering exercise on non-payroll staff was a scoping exercise to collate key management information that already exists without additional costs to the public purse. No additional costs were incurred by the Cabinet Office as existing resources were used to co-ordinate the collection.
	The initial request for information was issued on Friday 4 June with a return date of close of business on Friday 11 June. A further nine organisations were contacted on Monday 14 June and given a deadline of close of business on Tuesday 15 June.
	The number of separate organisations responding to the exercise in time to be included for publication on Friday 18 June was 320. Details are available on the Cabinet Office website at:
	www.cabinet-office.gov.uk
	These are not official statistics.
	All Government Departments, their agencies and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) were within scope for this exercise. Returns published on the Cabinet Office website were those received in time for publication on 18 June. Returns that were not received in time for publication are still being collated and will be published in due course.
	This is basic management information that all organizations ought to have available at all times.

Immigration

Julian Huppert: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the number of non-EU  (a) migrants and  (b) economic migrants who (i) have arrived to live in the UK and (ii) have emigrated from the UK in each year since 2003.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning the number of non-EU (a) migrants and (b) economic migrants who (i) have arrived to live in the UK and (ii) have emigrated from the UK in each year since 2003. (4609)
	The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes estimates of migrants entering and leaving the UK. The attached table provides estimates of long-term migration by non-EU citizens, for all reasons and where the main reason is work related, for each year since 2003. These estimates are based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS).
	These migration estimates cover those entering or leaving the UK with the intention of living in the destination country for periods of twelve months or more. They will therefore exclude those entering or leaving the UK for less than twelve months. They cover all reasons and will include all those who state they are travelling for work related reasons although not everyone will find work. Similarly, those who travel for other purposes may subsequently work.
	These estimates are of numbers of moves each year rather than numbers of people. For instance, an individual could enter in one year, leave just over a year later and then enter again a year after that. They would appear three times in this table.
	
		
			  Long-term international migration, estimates from International Passenger Survey: annual data, 2003-08 
			  Non-EU citizenship by main reason for migration (all reasons and work related reasons only) 
			  United Kingdom (thousand) 
			   All reasons  All work related 
			   Estimate  Relative standard error (%)  Estimate  Relative standard error (%) 
			  Inflow 
			 2003(1) 266 4 85 7 
			 2004(2) 329 5 113 9 
			 2005(2) 287 4 93 8 
			 2006(2) 315 4 100 7 
			 2007(3) 283 4 73 7 
			 2008(3) 278 4 66 8 
			  
			  Outflow 
			 2003(1) 102 7 63 9 
			 2004(2) 92 7 65 8 
			 2005(2) 107 8 74 10 
			 2006(2) 115 7 79 8 
			 2007(3) 93 5 63 5 
			 2008(3) 110 5 74 6 
			 Migration between the UK and the Republic of Ireland is included in IPS estimates for 2008 but excluded for previous years. (1 )For 2003, non-European Union estimates exclude EU15 (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden). (2 )For 2004 to 2006, non-European Union estimates exclude EU25 (EU15 and A8 groupings-the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia-plus Malta and Cyprus). (3) From 2007, non-European Union estimates exclude EU27 (EU25 plus Bulgaria and Romania). standard error  relative standard error (%) = ------ x 100 estimate

Job Creation: Redcar

Ian Swales: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many new jobs were created in Redcar constituency in each of the last five years.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply to the hon. Member. A copy of their response will be placed in the Library.

Job Creation: Yorkshire and the Humber

Simon Reevell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many new jobs were created in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, 1 have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many new jobs were created in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five years.(4357)
	While statistics of new jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes in employment from year to year.
	The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
	Table 1 attached provides estimates based on people aged 16 and over, in employment, resident in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber.
	Figures are provided for the twelve months ending December 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. Estimates for the new parliamentary constituencies are not currently-available for the twelve months ending December 2007.
	As with any survey, results from the APS at small geographical areas are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of persons in employment, resident in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. 
			  Level (thousand) 
			   12 months ending December each year 
			   2009( 1)  2008  2007( 2)  2006  2005  2004 
			  Parliamentary constituency   
			 Barnsley Central 37*** 38 - 37 37 36 
			 Barnsley East 35*** 38 - 39 36 37 
			 Batiey and Spen 49** 53 - 48 50 48 
			 Beverley and Holderness 50** 49 - 55 52 43 
			 Bradford East 43** 50 - 46 46 43 
			 Bradford South 52** 56 - 44 45 47 
			 Bradford West 32*** 30 - 33 38 32 
			 Brigg and Goole 44** 43 - 38 40 40 
			 Calder Valley 48** 52 - 48 47 49 
			 Cleethorpes 40** 42 - 41 43 39 
			 Colne Valley 55** 54 - 50 51 53 
			 Dewsbury 44** 42 - 50 50 46 
			 Don Valley 41** 42 - 44 44 42 
			 Doncaster Central 42** 43 - 44 42 45 
			 Doncaster North 38*** 43 - 39 43 39 
			 East Yorkshire 47** 50 - 43 44 39 
			 Elmet and Rothwell 49** 51 - 58 52 44 
			 Great Grimsby 39*** 39 - 41 39 40 
			 Halifax 44** 45 - 46 46 43 
			 Haltemprice and Howden 40** 38 - 39 38 46 
			 Harrogate and Knaresborough 47** 48 - 56 55 55 
			 Hemsworth 45** 43 - 50 40 42 
			 Huddersfield 37*** 41 - 40 41 40 
			 Keighley 49** 37 - 42 44 40 
			 Kingston upon Hull East 39*** 40 - 39 42 48 
			 Kingston upon Hull North 39*** 37 - 41 40 38 
			 Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 36*** 36 - 40 37 35 
			 Leeds Central 55** 60 - 52 54 46 
			 Leeds East 45** 43 - 50 35 42 
			 Leeds North East 43** 44 - 56 49 48 
			 Leeds North West 44** 45 - 51 51 40 
			 Leeds West 52** 43 - 41 40 53 
			 Morley and Outwood 56** 58 - 53 50 58 
			 Normanton. Pontefract and Castleford 44** 50 - 47 53 50 
			 Penistone and Stocksbridge 42** 42 - 39 41 47 
			 Pudsey 49** 49 - 38 42 46 
			 Richmond (Yorks) 52** 53 - 48 47 50 
			 Rother Valley 42** 44 - 45 44 46 
			 Rotherham 36*** 35 - 37 39 39 
			 Scarborough and Whitby 41** 46 - 42 44 42 
			 Scunthorpe 35*** 39 - 43 39 41 
			 Selby and Ainsty 44** 50 - 44 45 43 
			 Sheffield Central 42** 40 - 40 40 34 
			 Sheffield South East 48** 42 - 36 38 46 
			 Sheffield. Brightside and Hillsborough 40** 47 - 45 47 39 
			 Sheffield. Hallam 37*** 45 - 44 41 39 
			 Sheffield, Heeley 46** 48 - 40 49 42 
			 Shipley 43** 50 - 52 40 43 
			 Skipton and Ripon 57** 53 - 43 48 46 
			 Thirsk and Malton 47** 44 - 49 50 47 
			 Wakefield 42** 44 - 47 43 43 
			 Wentworth and Dearne 39 41 - 41 44 40 
			 York Central 54** 54 - 49 48 51 
			 York Outer 46** 50 - 53 51 46 
			 (1) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality below.  Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV-for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220  KeyCoefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness *0 ≤ CV<5  Estimates are considered precise **  5 ≤ CV <10   Estimates are considered reasonably precise ***10 ≤ CV <20 Estimates are considered acceptable ****  CV ≥ 20Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes (2) Estimates for the new parliamentary constituencies are not currently available for this period.  Source: Annual Population Survey

National School of Government: Finance

Nick de Bois: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will publish the terms of the National School of Government's private finance initiative agreements.

Nick Hurd: The National School of Government is a non-ministerial department which I have responsibility for in Parliament. Consequently, I have asked the chief executive for the National School of Government to assist by writing to you.
	 Letter from Rod Clark:
	The National School PFl contract with De Vere Venues is commercially in confidence.

New Businesses: Bexley

David Evennett: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the number of new businesses in the London borough of Bexley in the last 12 months.

Nick Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
	 Letter from Stephen Penneck:
	As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, 1 have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning what estimate has been made of the number of new business start-ups in the London borough of Bexley in the last 12 months.
	Annual statistics on business births, deaths and survival are available from the ONS release on Business Demography at:
	www.statistics.gov.uk
	The following table contains the latest statistics available on enterprise births in London borough of Bexley which are for 2008.
	
		
			  Count of enterprise births in 2008 for the London borough of Bexley 
			   Number 
			 Bexley 810

Special Advisers Remuneration Committee

Tom Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 
	(1)  which Ministers are members of the Special Advisers Remuneration Committee;
	(2)  on which dates the Special Advisers Remuneration Committee has met since 6 May 2010.

Francis Maude: The Ministers on the Special Advisers' Remuneration Committee are the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Chairman), myself, and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Members).
	Information relating to meetings of internal committees is not normally disclosed.

Third Sector

Pete Wishart: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what definition of a voluntary and community organisation his Department uses.

Nick Hurd: The Government do not have a strict definition of a voluntary and community organisation as they are so wide-ranging. However, they include organisations that work for a social or cultural aim and are not primarily for profit. These organisations may trade as part of their work, employ paid staff or work with volunteers.

TREASURY

Capital Gains Tax

Gordon Banks: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had on the definition of non-business assets in respect of the application of capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement.

David Gauke: The Government received a number of representations, including discussions with interested parties, on the Coalition Agreement proposals regarding capital gains tax. It is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such representations.

Child Tax Credit

Liz Kendall: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  how many households with annual incomes of over £40,000 are in receipt of child tax credit in  (a) England,  (b) Leicester and  (c) Leicester West constituency;
	(2)  how many households are in receipt of the baby element of child tax credit in  (a) England,  (b) Leicester and  (c) Leicester West constituency.

David Gauke: The information requested is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of families receiving tax credits by region 
			  (thousand) 
			   In-work families with incomes over £40,000 receiving child tax credit  Families receiving the baby element 
			 England 495.9 405.6 
			 Leicester 1.5 3.4 
			 Leicester West constituency 0.5 1.2 
		
	
	These estimates are based on provisional information on families receiving Tax Credits as at April 2010. Further details about this data can be found in the HMRC snapshot publication "Child and Working Tax Credits. Geographical Analysis, April 2010", available at:
	http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits-cwtc-geog-stats.htm

Departmental Pay

Tom Watson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2010,  Official Report, column 68W, on departmental manpower, what the salary range is of staff employed at each grade in the private office of each Minister in his Department.

Justine Greening: The following table gives detail of the salary range of staff employed at each grade in the private offices of Treasury Ministers:
	
		
			  Pay grade  Salary r ange (£) 
			 AO 18,116 to 21,663 
			 EO 21,621 to 26,720 
			 HEO/SEO 26,910 to 38,255 
			 Grade 6/7 44,835 to 57,801 
			 SCSI 58,200 to 117,800

Financial Services: Pay

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the oral statement of 7 June 2010,  Official Report, columns 1056-58, on banking reform, what assessment he has made of the effect of his proposals on remuneration practices in the financial services sector; and if he will make a statement.

Mark Hoban: As part of the work being undertaken to reform the financial services sector the Government will take action to tackle unacceptable bonuses. This will include the Government looking at structural and non-structural measures to reform the banking system and promote competition. As announced in the Budget we will consult on a remuneration disclosure regime in the financial services sector and will explore the costs and benefits of a financial activities tax (FAT) on profits and remuneration, in addition the Government will ask the FSA to examine further options the forthcoming review of its remuneration code.

Financial Services: Regulation

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what account his Department and the Bank of England have taken of the recommendations of the Bingham report on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in determining the future role of the Bank in financial regulation.

Mark Hoban: holding answer 24 June 2010
	The Treasury has considered a wide range of views in developing the Government's proposals for financial regulation. The Treasury will publish a consultation document on these proposals before the summer recess.

Insurance: Construction

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what investigations the Financial Services Authority has conducted into the Masterbond warranty scheme operated by the Federation of Master Builders in the last 10 years; and if he will publish the conclusions of each such investigation.

Mark Hoban: holding answer 22 June 2010
	The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is the independent regulator for the financial services industry in the UK. I understand that for legal and policy reasons the FSA cannot comment specifically on action that it may or may not have taken. If, following due process, the FSA takes formal disciplinary action against a firm and imposes a sanction, its standard practice is to issue the outcome in a press notice.

Members: Correspondence

John Baron: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to reply to the emails of 27 May and 4 June 2010 and to the letter of 8 June 2010 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay on the Ford loan guarantee.

Danny Alexander: I have replied to the hon. Member.

Office for Budget Responsibility

Paul Flynn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to the public purse has been of establishing the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR); what mechanism was used to appoint its staff; where such staff posts were advertised; what qualifications are required for each post; what powers the OBR will have to require papers and financial data from  (a) his Department and  (b) other departments; and whether the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 will apply to the OBR.

Justine Greening: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the hon. Member for Southport (Dr Pugh) on 3 June,  Official Report, column 103W.
	Identifiable costs associated with the interim Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) include the building and facilities management costs involved in the establishment of the new office in May 2010 and the creation of its website. Full details of these costs are not available prior to processing and reporting.
	No staff posts have been advertised and there have been no new staff appointments to the OBR.
	The provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 apply to the interim OBR as they do to the Treasury.

Office for Budget Responsibility

Glenda Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps were taken to ensure that appointments made to the Office of Budgetary Regulation were compliant with policy on the appointment of women to public bodies.

Justine Greening: The appointments to the interim Budget Responsibility Committee (BRC) of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) were undertaken on an expedited basis to ensure the OBR could perform its functions for the emergency Budget. These appointments were made on an interim basis and are not appointments to a permanent BRC.
	Sir Alan Budd, as chair of the interim BRC, will be advising the Chancellor on the arrangements for the permanent OBR, including on the appointments process.

Personal Income

Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Financial Statement of 22 June 2010,  Official Report, columns 166-80, what estimate he has made of the percentage change in net income at each level of income distribution as a result of each proposal for changes to benefits in  (a) 2013-14 and  (b) 2014-15.

David Gauke: This Government are committed to transparency and, for the first time, have published estimates of the distributional impact of announced tax and benefit measures in the Budget document.
	Estimates of the distributional impact of tax credit and benefits changes implemented in 2012-13 are set out in annex A of the Budget document:
	http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/junebudget_annexa.pdf
	As no pre-announced tax credit and benefit changes have been modelled, estimates show the impact of this Budget measures. "Budget 2010: Data sources" provides a full list of modelled measures:
	http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/junebudget_data_sources.pdf
	Estimates for later years are not available due to greater uncertainty surrounding longer term economic forecasts underpinning the modelling.

Pregnant Women: Grants

Helen Goodman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of previously eligible women who will not be entitled to claim health in pregnancy grant under the Government's proposals in each year to 2014-15.

Justine Greening: It is estimated that there are around 750,000 qualifying pregnancies each year, based on National Statistics projections of births.

Public Finance

John Pugh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the savings to accrue from implementation of shared services in Government in the next two financial years.

Francis Maude: I have been asked to reply.
	There are currently no specific estimates around what each Department is likely to save from the implementation of shared services in the next two financial years.
	As part of the preparation process for the Spending Review this summer, Departments are being challenged to consider a variety of different ways in which they can deliver services, and we expect this to include the use of shared services.

Public Finance: Redditch

Karen Lumley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will include in the Budget measures to protect vulnerable and poor people in Redditch.

David Gauke: The Budget met its twin aims of tackling the deficit fairly, while supporting those in most need.
	The Budget announced a package of measures to promote work, tackle welfare dependency and support the most vulnerable. The Budget will have a statistically insignificant impact, on child poverty over the next two years. For example, while child benefit was frozen for three years, the child element of the child tax credit will be increased by £150 in 2011-12, and a further £60 in 2012-13. These increases will happen above indexation.
	Budget announced that the basic state pension will be uprated by a triple guarantee of earnings, prices (CPI) or 2.5%, whichever is highest, from April 2011. However, the Government will increase the basic state pension in April 2011 by at least the equivalent of RPI.
	To ensure that pensioners on the lowest incomes benefit from the triple guarantee, the standard minimum income guarantee in pension credit will increase in April 2011 by the cash rise in a full basic state pension.
	At Budget, we also announced a £1,000 cash terms increase in the income tax personal allowance for those aged under 65, taking it from £6,475 in 2010-11 to £7,475 in 2011-12. It is estimated that this will remove 880,000 of the lowest income taxpayers from tax altogether and will benefit around 23 million basic rate taxpayers by up to £170 per year compared to the previous Government's plans.

Public Sector: Hastings

Amber Rudd: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the level of public sector employment in the borough of Hastings; and if he will include that borough in the districts which are to be part of the three-year scheme to exempt businesses from up to £5,000 of class one employer national insurance contributions.

David Gauke: Information on public sector employment using National Accounts definitions is not available at borough level.
	The regional employer National Insurance holiday for new businesses is targeted at those regional labour markets most reliant on public sector employment. Labour markets generally extend much more widely than borough boundaries. For this reason, and for reasons of administrative practicality, eligibility for the holiday will be defined by region.
	However, all businesses will benefit from increased NICs threshold and cut in corporation tax.

Public Sector: Pensions

Angela Eagle: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate  (a) the savings in each year of the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts arising from the adoption of the consumer price index as the basis for indexation of public sector pensions and  (b) such savings in each successive five-year period to 2050.

Justine Greening: The estimated savings in annually managed expenditure for benefits, tax credits and public sector pensions each year of the forecast period from switching to the consumer price index were published in line 22 of Table 2.1 in Budget 2010.
	The Government do not currently hold information on savings beyond the forecast period, which could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Taxation: Bingo

Luciana Berger: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to reduce the level of gross profit tax levied on bingo club operators.

Justine Greening: The Government keep all taxes under review and tax policy is made at the Budget.

Taxation: Gambling

Luciana Berger: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what rate of gross profit tax is paid by  (a) bingo clubs,  (b) high street bookmakers and  (c) online bingo websites.

Justine Greening: Bingo clubs pay a bingo duty of 20% on bingo promotion profits. High street bookmakers pay a general betting duty of 15% on over the counter bets. Online bingo websites which are licensed in the UK pay a remote gaming duty of 15% on gross profits.

VAT: Sunscreen

Jo Swinson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of exempting sun screen products from value added tax.

David Gauke: EU agreements do not allow the UK to introduce new zero rates. The Government could not apply a zero rate to retail sales of sun protection products. As part of the review of reduced rates in 2004, HMRC estimated the cost of applying a reduced rate of 5% to sun protection products at around £20 million a year.

Welfare Tax Credits

Helen Goodman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to lines 37 to 45 of table 2.1 of Budget 2010, HC 61, what estimate he has made of the number of  (a) families and  (b) children who will be less affluent as a result of his proposals to change tax credits in each year to 2014-15; and what estimate he has made of the average reduction in tax credits in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each such year.

Justine Greening: The information requested is available only at disproportionate cost.
	This Government are committed to transparency and for the first time has published estimates of the distributional impact of announced tax and benefit measures which can be found at:
	http://www.hm-treasury.gov.Uk/d/junebudget_annexa.pdf

Welfare Tax Credits: Midlothian

David Hamilton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people in Midlothian constituency affected by the changes to  (a) working tax credits and  (b) child tax credits announced in the Budget Statement on 22 June 2010.

David Gauke: To ensure support is better targeted at low-income families with children, the Government will freeze Child Benefit for three years and recycle the savings into significant increases to the Child Tax Credit. The Child Element of the Child Tax Credit will be increased by £150 above indexation in 2011-12 and £60 above indexation in 2012-13. As a result of this, the Budget will have no measurable negative impact on child poverty over the next two years.
	All individuals in the Midlothian constituency currently entitled to tax credits will be affected by the changes to both Working and Child Tax Credits, specifically the switch to up-rating by the consumer price index rather than the retail price index.
	The latest information on the number of households benefiting from tax credits, by each parliamentary constituency, is available in the HMRC snapshot publication "Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics. Geographical Analyses", available at:
	http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-geog-stats.htm
	HMRC do not produce these statistics separately for Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit.